Public Administration, MPA

Requirements

To earn the MPA degree, students must complete 36 credit hours of course work. Course work must be completed with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students electing the thesis option must have a GPA of 3.7. Students who do not maintain a 3.0 GPA, students who receive more than two grades of C and students who have one course grade of D or F are subject to dismissal from the program.

Students must choose a concentration in health services management, government management, nonprofit management or public finance at the beginning of the program. Concentration courses must be selected in consultation with their graduate advisor.

Core Course Requirements21
PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PUBLIC SECTOR
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC BUDGET & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
DATA ANALYTICS
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
THE PUBLIC SECTOR, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Select one of the following:3
CAPSTONE COURSE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PRACTICUM IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT
PRACTICUM IN FINANCIAL POLICY
PRACTICUM IN GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT
PRACTICUM IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
THESIS
Plus Four Courses in an Area of Concentration (Government, Health Care, Nonprofit or Financial Policy)12
Total Credit Hours36

Concentration Options for Public Administration

Government Management Concentration

Two required courses6
ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC POLICY
PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
One general elective3
One government elective (one of the below courses):3
TOPICS IN POLICY MAKING
POVERTY POLICY
FOOD JUSTICE: FOOD POLICY IN THE US
VOTING POLICY
URBAN POLICY
POS 4XX 1
Total Credit Hours12
1

 Any Political Science Course at the 400 Level.

Health Services Management Concentration

Three required courses9
INTRODUCTION HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH FINANCE
One general elective3
Total Credit Hours12

Non-Profit Management Concentration

Three required courses9
THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES
PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
One general elective3
Total Credit Hours12

Public Finance Concentration

Three required courses9
EDUCATIONAL FINANCE
HOUSING POLICY AND FINANCE
HEALTH FINANCE
One Elective3
Total Credit Hours12

Continuous Registration

A student who has not completed an internship, thesis, or other final project must maintain continued registration during fall and spring semesters until completion of the project by registering for the appropriate zero-credit course (course number followed by “Y”). Students who have not maintained continuous registration for internship, or other final project will be required to register for all intervening fall and spring semesters prior to graduation.

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different. No more than two grades of C (not C-) may be applied toward the 36 hours used for the degree. A graduate course can only be repeated once; no more than two courses can be repeated.

The below degree map is for students beginning in the Fall semester. Students beginning the in the Spring semester would take classes in the following order: (1) Year 1 Spring, (2) Year 1 Fall, (3) Year 2 Spring, (4) Year 2 Fall.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
PADM 4003PADM 4013
PADM 4053PADM 4043
Concentration Course # 113Concentration Course # 213
 9 9
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
PADM 4193PADM 4073
PADM 4203PADM 497, 491, 492, 493, 494, or 4903
Concentration Course # 313Concentration Course #413
 9 9
Total Credit Hours 36
1

Identified course in the Requirements Tab.