4+1 Undergraduate to M.P.A.

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With the approval of the Director of the MPA Program, undergraduate students in Public Administration, B.P.A. who have completed at least 60 credit hours with at least a 3.0 GPA may apply to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate courses towards the Master of Public Administration, M.P.A. . A student electing this option will take the selected courses during their senior year and must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours total of undergradutae and graduate courses each semester.

4+1 students are not automatically eligible for admission to the Master of Public Administration program. If they wish to pursue a graduate degree, they must submit an application, meeting all of the entrance requirements for the program.

MPA Course	Undergraduate Course
PA 509 Leadership Development and Organizations	PA 333 Public Management and Leadership
PA 512 The Environment of Public Organizations	PA 331 Public Organizations
PA 542 Social Policy	PA 404 Capitalism and Societal Issues
DEM 551 Principles of Disaster and Emergency Management	CJ 353 Emergency Management
PA 600 Ethical Foundations of Authority and Responsibility	PA 380 Public Service Values
PA 601 - Research Methods and Data Analysis	PA 430 - Research in Public Administration