An applicant for admission to the MPA program must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited American college or university and satisfy university requirements for admission to graduate study. Although the bachelor's degree may be in any discipline, the applicant is advised that these courses or their equivalents are helpful prerequisites:
A student should have an overall 3.0 GPA or higher in his/her undergraduate program to be considered for university admission. Students who do not meet this criterion may be admitted on the basis combined scores on the GRE verbal and math examinations.
Exceptions to these criteria may be extended in some cases after consideration by a department admission's committee . Applicants must demonstrate a clear cause for an exception to the department's criteria.
Applicants must submit the following documents to the Department of Political Science.
A TOEFL score of 580 or better is required for admission of international students to the program.
The MPA Graduate Coordinator notifies applicants of their admission or denial.
