General Information
The Department is collegial, student-oriented, and maintains
high standards and performance. Commitment to professional
excellence is fostered in part by departmental membership in both
the American Society for Public Administration and the National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
Admission Requirements
The following criteria are set for an admission: Students must
meet the minimum standards for cumulative undergraduate grade
point average and general portion of the Graduate Record Exam,
GRE, as set by the Graduate School; (2) letters of reference from two
persons qualified to evaluate potential for successful performance
in a program of graduate study in public administration must be
sent to the department; (3) a "Cumulative Value Index" score of at
least 50. The following formula is employed in calculating the
score on the "Cumulative Value Index." (Undergraduate Grade
Point Average times 15) plus (the sum of the percentile scores on
the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE General exam
times .20) equals the Cumulative Value. Students who meet the
Graduate School minimums, but do not have a Cumulative Value
Index score of a least 50, may be granted a probationary admission.
The minimum condition for transfer from probationary admission
status to clear admission status is the successful completion of at
least nine hours of graduate course work with a grade point
average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and with no more than one
grade, regardless of the number of course credit hours, of "C" or
lower. At least six hours of the first 12 hours must be in the
common MPA core.