B.A./M.P.A. Dual-Degree Program
This accelerated
dual-degree program at Rutgers-Camden is designed to allow students to
earn both a baccalaureate and a master`s degree in five years. The
combined bachelor of arts in political science and master of public
administration in the Graduate Department of Public Policy and
Administration prepares students for professional careers in government
and public service or for further study in law or doctoral programs. It
also provides the training and credentials necessary for career
advancement in the public sector. Since students in this innovative
program begin the transition to graduate studies in their final
undergraduate year, only highly motivated individuals with strong
academic records should consider this option.
Ordinarily,
earning a B.A. and an M.P.A. at Rutgers-Camden would require six years
and 162 credits (120 undergraduate and 42 graduate credits) of
full-time study. Under this accelerated program, the same result can be
achieved in five years with 150 credits by counting three courses for
the M.P.A. as well as for the B.A. Once accepted into the B.A./M.P.A.
program, a student maintaining a 3.0 average and having completed
satisfactorily the three prerequisite courses in American
government, statistics, and economics is guaranteed admission to the
master`s program. Admission must occur during the first term of the
student`s final year, at which time he or she will file formally an
application to the M.P.A. program and be cleared to begin graduate
studies in the following term.
For additional information, contact:
Chairperson, Department of Political Science
401 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ 08102
or
Chairperson, Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration
401 Cooper Street, Camden NJ 08102.
D.O./M.P.A. Dual-Degree Program (See section on Health Care Management and Policy Concentration.)
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of
Osteopathic Medicine and the Graduate School-Camden of Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey, cooperatively offer the first program
in the country leading to the dual degree of Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine/Master of Public Administration. This program was designed to
enable medical students to acquire managerial and policy skills during
their osteopathic training before they have established themselves in
demanding and perhaps inflexible jobs. It also prepares students, early
on in their careers, who wish to obtain positions requiring managerial
or policy-related skills.
The curriculum of the joint-degree
program consists of the full course work currently required for the
D.O. degree and the course work required for the M.P.A. degree (42
credits). However, standard D.O. courses, "Community Medicine I" and
"Community Medicine II," together will count for one elective course (3
credits) in the M.P.A. program. In addition to traditional courses,
courses required for the M.P.A. include a practicum experience
(combined with a seminar to discuss these experiences), and a directed
study project that is carried out by the student under the supervision
of a professor.
Students take one year off between the second
and third years of the D.O. curriculum in order to matriculate at
Rutgers and complete the M.P.A. requirements. It is recommended that
students who have prerequisites to fulfill begin the M.P.A. course work
during the summer between year one and year two. This will ease their
load during the intensive M.P.A. year (although students who cannot
start early may still participate in the program).
Applications are considered by the Health Care Management and Policy
Concentration Admissions and Academic Standing Committee, which has
equal representation from the UMDNJ- School of Osteopathic Medicine and
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
For admissions
information, contact Warren S. Wallace, Ed.D., associate dean for
admissions and student affairs, UMDNJ-SOM, at wallace@umdnj.edu, or Dr.
Deborah Bowles, director of admissions, Rutgers-Camden, at
bowles@asb-ugadmin.rutgers.edu.
J.D./M.P.A. Dual-Degree Program
The four-year law and M.P.A. program, administered jointly with
Rutgers` School of Law-Camden, leads to J.D. and M.P.A. degrees.
Students interested in this course of study must be accepted
independently by both the School of Law-Camden and the Graduate
School-Camden`s Department of Public Policy and Administration. For
further information, please contact:
Chairperson, Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration
401 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ 08102
M.A./M.P.A. Dual-Degree Program
The graduate programs in criminal justice and in public policy and
administration offer a dual M.A./M.P.A. degree. Students who complete
the 30-credit curriculum in criminal justice may go on to earn an
M.P.A. by taking 18 additional credits in public policy and
administration. Special admission procedures may apply, so students
interested in the dual-degree program must consult with advisers in
both programs prior to admission.
