Public Administration, M.P.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 36
Program Code: M805 Q550
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This program is Non-Thesis only.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| P SC 5003 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| P SC 5143 | Program Evaluation and Applied Policy Analysis | 3 |
| P SC 5363 | Public Financial Management | 3 |
| P SC 5913 | Introduction to Analysis of Political and Administrative Data | 3 |
| P SC 5963 | Capstone in Public Administration 1 | 3 |
| or P SC 5950 | Research Problems | |
| Concentration | ||
| Choose 9 hours of graduate-level courses, as approved by the Graduate Liaison and advisor | 9 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 12 hours, as approved by the student's advisor and graduate committee | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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P SC 5950 is by petition only.
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.