Admission Requirements
Regular Admission
A student must have the following items in his or her
portfolio:
- Completed requirements for the Bachelor's degree in a college accredited by
proper regional accrediting association.
- A 2.5 (4.0) cumulative grade point average in undergraduate work.
- Regular admission is typically offered to applicants who score at least 400 on
the Verbal or Quantitative section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and
have a score of at least 900 on the combined Verbal and Quantitative sections;
and score at least 3 on the Analytical Writing section of the GRE taken after
October 1, 2002.
- A current resume detailing relevant work experience.
- Three (3) letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant's
academic or employment experience.
- Statement of career goals and objectives.
Provisional Admission
In the following circumstances, applicants who do not
meet the above criteria may be admitted:
- Provisional admission will be considered for applicants with an individual
Verbal or Quantitative GRE section score of less than 400, or less than a 3 on
the analytical Writing section if strong evidence of ability to perform well in
graduate work is providing through reference to work experience or other means.
- An applicant whose undergraduate record does not include American Government
and/or Statistics with a minimum grade of "C" will be required to complete such
course work before being allowed to enroll for more than 15 hours of graduate
course work. (International students may have the American Government
requirement waived as a prerequisite for admission, but must take such a class
in the first semester enrolled in the MPA program.)
Non-Degree
In cases of incomplete admission applications, an
applicant must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 and will be restricted to two
(2) courses per semester (determined by the program director).
Prerequisites
At least one undergraduate class in American
Government and one in Statistics, each completed with a minimum grade of "C".