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Become a Double Eagle

AU offers financial incentive opportunities for you to build upon your education, expand your career options, and grow personally, all while earning your master's degree. AU is invested in you, and can help you save close to $20,000.

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AU meets every Eagle where they are to make earning an advanced degree as efficient as possible. Whether you're a current undergrad wishing to pursue combined degree options or an AU alum looking to take their education further, we provide options to become a Double Eagle where both your bachelor's and master's diplomas read American University. 

Two Paths, One Outcome.

Find the Right Path for You:

Current Undergrads Path Alumni & Soon to be Alumni Path

Save upwards of $22,000 in tuition costs by sharing credits between the two degrees with the Double Eagle Combined Degree Program.

Get a guaranteed 30% tuition discount on eligible graduate degree programs with a Double Eagle Scholarship.
Take graduate-level courses while you finish your bachelor's. Build on your undergrad degree or look into pivoting career trajectory.

Graduate faster, skip extra application fees, and bypass the GRE/GMAT exams for many of our programs! 

The tuition discount is applied over the length of your degree, providing you with support through the entirety of your program! 

Apply after you have completed around 75 bachelor's degree credits (before completing 90 credits). See full policy.

 Must be a new enrollee to a master's-level degree program. See full policy.
Outcome: Double Eagle

 

Next Steps:

Current Undergrads: Find Your Program

 
 

Alumni & Soon to be Alumni: Find Your School

Book an Appointment with an Advisor at Kogod Today: Meet with an Advisor

Apply to Kogod Today: Apply

Graduate Degrees and Programs at Kogod School of Business: Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Reach out to an Advisor at Kogod Today: [email protected]

Book an Appointment with an Advisor at CAS Today: Meet with an Advisor

Apply to CAS Today: Apply

Graduate Degrees and Programs at CAS: Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Reach out to an Advisor at CAS Today: [email protected]

Book an Appointment with an Advisor at SOC Today: Meet with an Advisor

Apply to SOC Today: Apply

Graduate Degrees and Programs at SOC : Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Reach out to an Advisor at SOC Today: [email protected]

Book an Appointment with an Advisor at BSOE Today: Meet with an Advisor

Apply to BSOE Today: Apply

Graduate Degrees and Programs at BSOE: Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Reach out to an Advisor at BSOE Today: [email protected]

Book an Appointment with an Advisor at SIS Today: Meet with an Advisor

Apply to SIS Today: Apply

Graduate Degrees and Programs at SIS: Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Reach out to an Advisor at SIS Today: [email protected]

Book an Appointment with an Advisor at SPA Today: Meet with an Advisor

Apply to SPA Today: Apply

Graduate Degrees and Programs at SPA: Graduate Degrees & Certificates

Reach out to an Advisor at SPA Today: [email protected]

Although Double Eagle does not apply to students studying at the Washington College of Law, you can find a varity of scholarships, grants, and work study opportunities whether you're earning your JD, LL.M, or SDJ.

Learn more about Aid Opportunities at WCL.

 

Double Eagle Policies, Exclusions, Restrictions, etc.

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Alumni Graduate Scholarship

Policy

  • Please talk to your advisor early as a credit limitation exists. 

  • For many programs, you may not incur additional application fees or need to take the GRE/GMAT entrance exams. See specific programs to learn if these conditions apply. 

Requirements

  • You can apply after you have completed 75 credits towards your bachelor's degree. Some programs will allow you to apply before you have earned 75 credits. Many programs recommend that you apply before completing 90 credits. See specific program requirements for details.
  • You will need a 3.0 GPA or higher. See specific program requirements for details.

Policy

  • Guaranteed 30% tuition discount, inclusive of any credit sharing, on eligible graduate degree programs.
  • Students with a credit share that equates to a discount of greater than 30% will get the full credit share value. 
  • The tuition remission scholarship dollars associated with the Double Eagle Graduate Scholarship will be applied over the length of the degree.

Eligibility

  • AU graduates are eligible; however, other restrictions may apply.

  • Must be a new enrollee to a master's-level degree program.

  • The Double Eagle Graduate Scholarship applies to eligible master's-level degree programs.
  • Students eligible for tuition remission as an employee benefit at AU are not eligible for the Double Eagle Graduate Scholarship.

Exclusions

  • Online partner programs. Check with the school admissions team for eligible programs.

  • Non-degree programs.

  • WCL programs.
  • Affiliated AU programs.

Other restrictions

  • Students with an affiliation with an external group that has negotiated a tuition discount cannot combine the discounts. Example: An AU alumnus joins and completes the Teach for America program, which has a 29% discount on tuition for School of Education programs. The student can receive a 30% discount as a Double Eagle or a 29% discount as an TFA Alum, but not both.

  • International student visa processing times may affect the ability to take advantage of this offer.