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    • MPA PROGRAM


    COURSE SCHEDULE

    A full-time student starting in the Fall semester can schedule the following courses:

    FIRST YEAR / FALL SEMESTER SEM. HRS.
    PADM 5010 - Statistical Methods for Public Administration 3
    PADM 5600 - Microeconomic Theory for Policy Analysis 3
    PADM 7910 - Seminar in Public Administration 3
    PADM 7914 - Seminar in Public Budgeting 3

    FIRST YEAR / SPRING SEMESTER SEM. HRS.
    PADM 7710 - Financial Management for Governments 3
    PADM 7912 - Seminar in Public Personnel Administration 3
    PADM 7917 - Seminar in Program Evaluation 3

    FIRST YEAR / SUMMER SEMESTER SEM. HRS.

    PADM 7850 - Public Administration Internship, or
    PADM 7851 - Public Administration Practicum

    		 3

    SECOND YEAR / FALL SEMESTER SEM. HRS.
    ECON 4110 - Public Finance 3
    PADM 7911 - Organizational Analysis
       Required for students starting the program Fall 2009 and later
    		 3
    APPROVED ELECTIVE 3

    SECOND YEAR / SPRING SEMESTER SEM. HRS.
    PADM 7900 - Public Administration Colloquium 3
    APPROVED ELECTIVE 3
    APPROVED ELECTIVE 3

    A full-time student starting in the Fall semester can complete the program in 4 semesters, as opposed to 5 semesters, by taking PADM 7900 in the Spring Semester of his or her first year; taking an approved elective in the summer session, in addition to PADM 7850; and taking 3 approved electives in the fall semester of their second year in addition to ECON 4110.

    Part-time students can easily complete the program in 3 to 4 years if they commit to taking 2 courses per semester.

    Students can begin the program in the Spring or Fall semesters. The student and the graduate advisor will work together to schedule appropriate courses. Students cannot begin the program in the Summer semester.


    COURSES SCHEDULED IN THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS

    The Public Administration Institute makes it easy for students to plan their schedule for the next two to three years..  Courses typically offered in the Fall and Spring semesters are listed:

    Fall Semester Core Courses:

    PADM 5010
    PADM 5600
    PADM 7910
    PADM 7911
    PADM 7914
    PADM 7710
    PADM 7850
    PADM 7851

    Spring Semester Core Courses:

    PADM 7910
    PADM 7912
    PADM 7710
    PADM 7914
    PADM 7917
    PADM 7900
    PADM 7850
    PADM 7857

    Fall Semester Elective Courses:

    PADM 7800
    PADM 7610
    PADM 7920
    ECON 4421

    Spring Semester Elective Courses:

    PADM 7800
    PADM 7620
    PADM 7640
    PADM 7916