Finish in Four

Earn your University of Alabama degree right on schedule.

Now that you have chosen UA, we want the experience to meet your highest expectations. Knowing that you are on track with your courses can make your Bama experience the best it can be.

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Finish in Four, in conjunction with UA’s academic planning tool called DegreeWorks, along with your college advisor can help keep you on course for graduation in just eight semesters. Here’s what Finish in Four can mean to you:

You'll save money. Extra semesters add up. When you make the Finish in Four commitment, you can plan your college budget more accurately.
You'll have more choices sooner. You can enter the job market or enroll in graduate study. It all starts with your UA degree.
You'll stay on course for graduation in four years. Finish in Four will assist you in taking required courses when they are available.
You can still plan to participate in summer or semester-long study-abroad, internship, and service learning experiences.

Succeed by planning.

Completing any University of Alabama Bachelors degree in just eight semesters is challenging. But you’re up for a challenge. After all, you chose Alabama’s flagship university. Yes, Finish in Four will require significant work, but we’ll be right with you, every step of the way providing excellent online tools and academic advising.

Plan ahead with your academic advisor.

Begin your Finish in Four program of study by talking with your academic advisor. From there you will use the Student Educational Planning tools on the DegreeWorks website. DegreeWorks is accessed through myBama, there, select the student tab and click on DegreeWorks. You’ll find an array of helpful, easy-to-use tools to stay on track to graduation. Of course your advisor will meet with you periodically along the way to help ensure your success.

With DegreeWorks, you will know at all times how the courses you have taken satisfy graduation requirements and which courses are left to complete. DegreeWorks is where you will formulate your academic degree plan that shows which courses should be taken each semester until all degree requirements have been completed. Both you and your advisor will be able to see if you are on track for completing your degree requirements.

You can succeed.

Finish in Four is designed to help you succeed at The University of Alabama. Finish in Four, along with these simple suggestions, will help keep you right on course at Bama.

Stay in touch with your UA academic advisor, who will guide you in your academic decisions and keep you up-to-date with university policies and procedures
Take required courses at the times they are available
Be a responsible student. Register for classes promptly and monitor your progress on a regular basis through your personal degree audit and with your academic advisor
Go to class
Study and turn in assignments
Manage your time wisely
Keep your goals in sight

Your Finish in Four schedule and templates.

UA offers 80 undergraduate degree programs through its 12 colleges and schools. Almost all Bachelor’s Degrees can be obtained within eight semesters of study. Degree programs require between 120 and 146 credits so you must average between 15 and 18 credits per semester. Degree templates are available at each college.

For more information about Finish in Four, contact your academic advisor.

Copyright 2009. The Finish in Four program is not an express or implied contract for graduation in four years. Students are solely responsible for their academic success and progress, and the University makes no promises nor assumes any liability with regard to the success of students utilizing the Finish in Four program. All information on this website is subject to change by the University without prior notice