3+2 Accelerated Politics, Policy & Public Administration Major to Master of Public Administration

Complete all undergraduate institutional graduation requirements.

Politics, Policy & Public Administration is a minimum of 60 credits required for the major. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major and a cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for completion of the major. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements

Master of Public Administration (MPA) is 54 graded credit hours required for the degree. A minimum grade of “B-” is required for all courses counting toward the degree, and a cumulative grade of 3.00 (or better) is required to complete the degree.

Undergraduate students in their junior year have the option to apply for the accelerated 3PA BS/MPA program. Students accepted into the accelerated program will complete their Bachelor’s degree in Politics, Policy & Public Administration with a minimum of 180 credits, which must include 12 graduate credits from the list of PADM courses listed below. If admitted to the 3+2 program, students must ensure they fulfill the rest of the undergraduate requirements by the time they finish their senior year. Following the completion of their Bachelor’s degree, students must complete the remaining 42 graduate credits listed in the Core and Elective sections below in order to fulfill the requirements of the Master’s of Public Administration. Students who choose not to finish the MPA degree after starting the 3+2 program may exit the program at any time and this will in no way impede their ability to attain a bachelor’s degree so long as the requirements for that degree are met. 

180 credits are required for the Bachelors in Politics, Policy & Public Administration (168 UG credits +12 GR PADM credits)
54 graded credit hours are required for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) (the 12 PADM credits included in the UG degree count toward the 54-credit requirement)