Master of Public Administration Degree Plan/Progress Record

Degree Requirements:

1. Admission to MPA program
2. Official transcript(s)
3. Unconditional Admission
4. 36 Semester hours of coursework credit
5. Meet residency requirements
6. No more than two grades below “B”
7. Internship required or waived
8. Overall GPA of 3.0
9. Completion of research requirement (PA 6601) with a “B” or better
10. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
11. Completion of capstone (PA 6699) with a grade of “B” or better
12. Graduation Application filed

Required Core Courses

(24 Semester Hours)

• PA 6601 - Research Methods in Public Administration *
• PA 6610 - Global Challenges in Public Administration *
• PA 6622 - Public Policy **
• PA 6624 - Public Human Resource Management
• PA 6650 - Governmental Budgeting & Financial Management
• PA 6665 - Organizational Leadership
• PA 6674 - Ethics in Public Administration
• PA 6699 - Capstone in Public Administration (Final course of program)***

Electives

(9-12 Semester Hours)****

• PA 6694 - Internship

• OR

Items To Be Discussed:

1. Conditional or Unconditional Admission
2. Availability of faculty for academic advising
3. Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
4. Class attendance
5. Drop and Withdrawal procedures; deadlines and consequences
6. Petition for an incomplete grade
7. Student participation in course and program evaluation
8. Curriculum coursework sequencing

Admission Status: