Current version - Indiana University South Bend

2663 GRADUATE DEGREES3 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Admission Process
Applicants must submit an application for admission to:
Office of Graduate Admission and Retention
IU South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue
Post Office Box 7111
South Bend, Indiana 46634-7111
Applications are available online at www.iusb.
edu/~graduate or from the Department of Political Science.
Applications must include the following:
• Application for admission
• Essay describing applicant’s interests and goals in
pursuing the M.P.A. or certificate
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and
graduate programs attended
• GRE scores (if applicable)
• Application fee
Applicants are urged to contact the graduate director
of the M.P.A. degree program prior to submitting an
application.
Application Deadlines
The M.P.A. Graduate Admissions Committee meets
on a regular basis during the academic year to review
applications for admission. The following deadlines
should be noted to be considered for full admission to
the program:
Semester
Deadline
Fall semester June 30
Spring semester October 31
Summer sessions March 31
Mid-Career Option Credit
Individuals applying to the M.P.A. degree program may
be eligible to receive up to 6 credit hours for relevant
work experience in a professional setting. Experience in
managerial or in program or policy development with
either a public, quasi-public, or private agency can be
petitioned for graduate credit toward the degree.
Individuals who believe that they may be eligible for
mid-career credit may apply for this option at the time of
application to the program. It is strongly recommended
that individuals wishing to pursue this option contact the
M.P.A. graduate director for consultation.
Credit Transfer Policy
Up to 9 credit hours of appropriate graduate course work
may be transferred from other universities and applied
toward the M.P.A. Approval of credit transfer is at the
discretion of the director of the M.P.A. and the M.P.A.
Graduate Admissions Committee. Applicants seeking to
apply transfer credit hours to the M.P.A. should contact
the M.P.A. graduate director.
Academic Regulations
To maintain good academic standing, students must
maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in all work
taken for graduate credit. Only courses with grades of C
or above may be counted toward degree requirements,
although all grades in graduate courses are computed in
the GPA.
Failure to maintain good standing may result in dismissal
from the program.
Other academic regulations and policies are established
by the M.P.A. Graduate Admissions Committee and the
Department of Political Science.
Degree Requirements
(Courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
The Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) degree requires the
completion of 39-48 credit hours. The course of study is
divided into three distinct parts: prerequisites (9 credit
hours), the core curriculum (21 credit hours) and a selected
concentration (12 credit hours). The remaining 6 credit
hours are electives, usually chosen from among courses in
other concentrations.
Prerequisites (9 cr.)
Students who have completed course work in the areas
listed below at the undergraduate level are exempt from
the prerequisites.
• Statistics
• Political science or public affairs
• Economics
Applicants who have not taken at least one course in each
of the areas above should arrange to enroll in these courses
before or at the time of application to the program.
Core Curriculum (21 cr.)
The M.P.A. core is designed to ensure that each student
acquires both prerequisite analytical skills and an
understanding of policy issues and governmental
processes that compose the environment within which
graduates will pursue their careers.
POLS-Y 501 Fundamentals of Public
Management
POLS-Y 503 Statistics for Public Management
POLS-Y 505 Personnel Management in Public
Organizations
POLS-Y 509 International Public Affairs
POLS-Y 615 Capstone in Public Affairs
Select one of the following:
POLS-Y 507 Public Law
POLS-Y 516 Legal Aspects of Health Care
Delivery
Select one of the following:
POLS-Y 511 Public Economics
POLS-Y 514 Political Economy of Health Care