2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

ADVISEMENT
Responsibility for the overall adminisrrarion of rhe combined ].D.lM.P.A. program is
vesred in rhe assisram dean in rhe School of Law and the M.P.A. program direc(Of. Ifa srudem
has any imeresr in rhe program, rhe firsr srep is (0 ralk (0 the assisram dean of rhe
School of Law. The M.P.A. program direc(Or is available for program and academic advisemem
during regular office hours.
Applicarion marerials for admission (0 rhe combined program may be obrained from
rhe direc(Or of law school admissions and rhe assisram direc(Or ofgraduare admissions.
The law school applicarion form should be complered and rerurned (0 rhe direc(Or of law
school admissions, (Ogerher with a $35 nonrefundable applicarion fee and an applicarion
marching card from rhe Law School Admission Services (LSAS) packer. All firsr-year
appJicanrs musr rake rhe Law School Admissions Tesr (LSAT), and regisrer with rhe Law
School Daca Assembly Service (LSDAS). A rranscripr from each college and university
arrended musr be submirred (0 LSDAS, which will prepare an official candid are's repon
comaining rhe LSAT resr score, rranscriprs, and compucarion of a uniform undergraduare
grade poim average, for use by rhe law school in evaluaring rhe appJicarion.
Applicarion marerials for admission (0 rhe M.P.A. program may be obrained from the
Admissions Office. The complered applicarion form, rhe applicarion fee, and official rranscriprs
of all prior college work musr be submirred (0 rhe Office ofAdmissions. Lerrers of
recommendarion, job resume and orher relevam marerials should also be sem direcdy (0
rhe Admissions Office.
No srudem will be considered for admission (0 rhe combined ].D.lM.P.A. program
umi! rhe Law School Admissions Commirree has acred favorably. Candidares are, however,
encouraged (0 file applicarions (0 borh programs concurrendy.
M.P.A. CRITERIA
Admission (0 the M.P.A. program is derermined by rhe program direc(Or and/or
Admissions Commirree. Srudems may be admirred (0 the program in cwo differem caregories.
A srudem with a degree from an accredired college or university who has mainrained
ar leasr a 3.0 grade poim average during undergraduare work or who holds a
masrer's degree from an accredired college or university is gran red admission as an uncondirional
degree srudem. Srudems who fail (0 meer these srandards may apply for condirional
admission.
Condirional admission allows srudents who can demonsrrare rhe ability (0 do graduarelevel
work the opponunity (0 enroll in the M.P.A. program. To derermine the srudem's
ability (0 perform graduare-Ievel work, rhe M.P.A. program direc(Or evaluares a combinarion
of indica(Ors, including:
1) Craduare Record Examinarions scores;
2) academic success in rhe srudem's undergraduare major (based upon CPA in major);
3) currem employmem scarus;
4) ierrers of recommendarion rhar assess rhe applicanr's academic and career poremial;
and,
5) imerview with the applicanr.
These indica(Ors provide flexibility in evaluaring srudems who have been our of school
for several years or who have demonsrrared professional comperence and rhe ability (0
underrake graduare-level srudies. Srudems admirred on a condirional basis are gran red
uncondirional srarus upon complerion of 12 specified hours of graduare course work if
rhey have maimained a B average and receive no more rhan one C in rhe specified courses.
Srudems who faiJ (0 do so are dismissed from rhe M.P.A. program.
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