Graduate Program (Public Administration)

Graduate students in PSPA are required to complete at least 24 credit hours in PSPA courses numbered 300 and above plus a thesis.

Students majoring in public administration are required to take core courses, which must include PSPA 300, PSPA 350, PSPA 360, and PSPA 370.  Students are encouraged to complete all core courses by the end of their fourth semester in the program. Two additional graduate courses are required from the chosen sub-discipline of specialization.  The sub-disciplines include human resources: PSPA 371, PSPA 372, and PSPA 373; administration: PSPA 351, PSPA 352, PSPA 353, PSPA 354, PSPA 355, PSPA 380, PSPA 381, and PSPA 382; and fiscal resources: PSPA 361 and PSPA 362.

An introductory course in statistics (or its equivalent) is a prerequisite for graduate work in the department.  Students admitted to graduate work who have not completed this prerequisite will be required to take the course in addition to the normal program.  Majors are expected to choose, in consultation with their adviser, no more than two electives from the humanities and social sciences.