Thank you for visiting NationalApplicationCenter.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view NationalApplicationCenter.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

National Application Center :: campus tours :: University of Alabama at Birmingham, The admissions

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

University of Alabama at Birmingham, The

University of Alabama at Birmingham, The
1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294


Fax number: (205) 975-7114
Website: https://www.uab.edu/home/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 538 men, 730 women
Full-time faculty: 429 men, 508 women
Part-time faculty: 109 men, 222 women
Graduation rate: 64% within six years

University of Alabama at Birmingham, The
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Genetics, General
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Immunology
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Musical Theatre
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Public Health, General
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Spanish Language and Literature
Diplomas

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Construction Engineering
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Human Services, General
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Technical and Scientific Communication
Doctorates

  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Dentistry
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Biochemistry
  • Molecular Physiology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Optometry
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other
  • Vision Science/Physiological Optics
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Anatomy
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Vision Science/Physiological Optics
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
Data is copyrighted material under license to Peterson's, LLC. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. These updates are not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for their accuracy. Copyright © 2021 by Peterson's, LLC. All rights reserved.