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Anna Maria College Online Program Requirements and Application Checklists

Step-By-Step Preparation for Your Future

Know exactly what you’ll need to apply to an online program at Anna Maria College. The admissions requirements for each program are listed below. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at 877-265-3201.

Program Requirements

Undergraduate Programs

B.S. in Criminal Justice

  • GPA of 2.0 or higher (some prior college-level coursework required)
  • Personal statement
  • Students applying for the Law Enforcement/Corrections option to receive a 15% tuition discount must provide evidence that they are currently employed in a full-time capacity in the criminal justice field (typically an agency ID or employer letter)

B.S. in Fire Science

  • 60 credit hours or an associate’s degree
  • A GPA of 2.0
  • Provide evidence of an official undergraduate degree, an associate’s degree in fire science from a regionally accredited United States college or university. Applicants who have earned an undergraduate degree in another discipline must be FF 1&2 certified

Note: For B.S. in Fire Science students, transcripts with transfer credits from other institutions will be posted but will not appear on the Anna Maria College transcript until three Anna Maria College courses are successfully completed.

A Program Manager will help you obtain transcripts from your previously attended institutions electronically.

Graduate Programs

Master of Public Administration

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree (in any academic discipline) from a regionally accredited college or university
  • A GPA of 2.7
  • Current resume
  • Two references
  • Personal statement
  • Mid-Career Track applicants must have graduated from a qualified police or fire academy and work in a relevant field, or for the General Track, have 4+ years of applicable field experience

M.S. in Criminal Justice

  • A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • A GPA of 3.0 or better (a lower GPA may be eligible for conditional acceptance)
  • Two references
  • Personal statement (recommended but not required for current law enforcement officials)
  • Current resume
  • Mid-Career Track applicants must have graduated from a qualified police academy and work in a relevant field

Note: For the graduate programs, international students must also submit TOEFL scores, with a minimum score of 565 (PBT); 225 (CBT); or 85 (IBT) along with the other required documents.

A Program Manager will help you obtain transcripts from your previously attended institutions electronically.

Welcome to Engage

Technology Requirements

Taking online courses involves meeting specific technology requirements to ensure success in the program. To review all of these requisites, please visit our online platform site and click on the Technology Requirements tab.

Our Learning Management System, Engage, is the platform you will use throughout your online learning experience with Anna Maria College. Feel free to explore this site and familiarize yourself with other suggested plug-ins, software and library resources. Below is a video that shows you how the online learning portal works.

For more information about the admission and technology requirements at AMC, please contact us at 877-265-3201 to speak to a Program Manager.

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