Academic Common Market
The Academic Common Market allows out-of-state students who are admitted to approved academic programs to pay in-state tuition while attending MTSU. The list of programs available through the ACM is updated by higher education representatives from participating states and is periodically subject to change. Over the past several years, I/O graduate students from the following states have been approved through the ACM for in-state tuition status: Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
In order to participate in the ACM:
A student must apply to MTSU and be accepted
unconditionally.
Then the student will provide their ACM home
state coordinator with proof of acceptance and verification of the major field
of study.
The ACM home state coordinator will then make a
final decision regarding eligibility and notify MTSU in writing.
When the certificate of eligibility is received
by MTSU, the student will be charged at an in-state tuition rate.
To retain in-state benefits:
The student must enroll continuously at MTSU
for fall and spring semesters.
The student must remain in the approved ACM
major.
The student must maintain a permanent address
in the state certifying eligibility.
If your state borders Tennessee and is not listed by the ACM for I/O Psychology, you can petition the ACM to add your state. The ACM will only add a state to the list if it does not offer a comparable graduate program in I/O Psychology at any of its state universities at the present time.
If you have questions or wish additional information regarding the Academic Common Market Program, please click here or call our College of Graduate Studies Office at (615) 898-2840.