Sample Schedule for 1st and 2nd years
| Fall Semester - 1st year |
Spring Semester - 1st year |
| Credits |
Course |
Credits |
Course |
| 3 |
710 Org. Theory |
3 |
711 Mgmt. & Leadership |
| 3 |
719 Introd. Methods (Stats) |
3 |
731 Budgeting |
| 3 |
722 Political Environment |
3 |
723 Human Resource Mgmt. |
| 3 |
721 Communications |
2 |
730 Accounting |
| 3 |
Elective ** |
3 |
720 Program Evaluation |
| 1 |
745 Prof. Develop. Sem. I |
1 |
Prof. Develop. Sem. II |
| SUMMER PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE (INTERNSHIP) |
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| Fall Semester - 2nd year |
Spring Semester - 2nd year |
| Credits |
Course |
Credits |
Course |
| 3 |
740 Policy Analysis |
3 |
749 Public Policy Mgmt. |
| 9 |
Electives ** |
4.5 |
Electives ** |
| 1 |
745 Prof. Develop. Sem. III |
1 |
746 Prof. Develop. Sem. IV |
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1.5 |
742 Ethics |
** Students may choose to take one elective during their first semester, as shown here, or they must add an elective to the
fourth semester. Alternatively, students taking a first-semester elective may shift one of the third-semester electives to the fourth semester. A total of 16.5 elective credits must be taken to fulfill MPA requirements. Students must earn a total of 54 credit hours to receive their MPA degree.
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