To attain Classified standing for those admitted as conditionally classified to the MPA Program students need to document successful completion of three undergraduate courses:
Students must provide evidence of basic competence in applying spread sheets, either through a certificate or by taking a practical test.
Students must finish the prerequisites before completing 12 hours of MPA courses. They must complete statistics before taking PADM 212, PADM 213 and PADM 214 and complete economics as well as demonstrate spread sheet competence before taking PADM 218.
The 36 units required for graduation include 15 units of core courses, 9 units of advanced seminars, and 9 units of electives, and a thesis-quality project report. Please see the right-side column for listed courses.Students may select their 9 units of electives from additional advanced MPA seminars, or approved graduate courses offered in other departments, or approved upper-division courses offered in political science or other departments. Adviser permission is required for all non-PADM courses to be applied to the degree. Students who have not had substantial administrative work experience are required to take a 3-unit internship course as one of the electives. The culminating experience project is completed by enrolling in PADM 298 for 3 credits, and is supervised by an adviser of the student's choice.
All students need to complete Five courses:
We strongly advise students to complete these five core courses as soon as possible. Students must complete core courses before enrolling in course PADM 298.
Electives may include MPA courses not taken as Advanced Seminars; or approved 100- and 200-level courses in Political Science or other departments, with Advisor's permission. No more than two 100-level courses may be taken for elective credit toward the MPA degree.
For more information please contact Dr. Frances Edwards, MPA Director.
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