Ordinarily, earning a B.A. and an M.P.A. at
Rutgers-Camden requires six years and 162 credits (120
undergraduate and 42 graduate credits) of full-time study. Under this
accelerated program, the same result is achieved in five years with 150
credits, by counting some courses for the M.P.A. as well as the B.A.
Once accepted into the B.A./M.P.A. program, admission to the master`s
program is guaranteed, provided that a student maintains a 3.0 average
and satisfactorily completes the three prerequisite courses in American
government, statistics, and economics. This must occur during the first
term of the student`s fourth year, at which time she/he formally files
an application to the M.P.A. program and is cleared to begin graduate
studies the following term.
Our nationally accredited degree
of Master of Public Administration has provided hundreds of students
with a first-class education, extensive contacts with our alumni at all
levels of government, a pathway to law school, career advancement, and
preparation for doctoral study. With concentrations in public
management, health care management, and policy, run with the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and a nationally acclaimed
international development administration concentration run with the
Peace Corps, the M.P.A. program assures a stimulating educational
experience for all of our students. Since 1991, four of our students
have been selected, through a national competition, for the highly
prestigious Presidential Management Internship Program, 13 have gone on
to law school, and 6 have enrolled in nationally recognized Ph.D.
programs. By far, however, the majority of Rutgers-Camden M.P.A.
graduates have entered or further enhanced their careers in public
service.
For additional information on the accelerated B.A./
M.P.A. program, interested students are encouraged to contact Dr.
Russell Harrison, adviser, Department of Political Science,
856/225-6084, ext. 32, or by email at ruharris@crab.rutgers.edu.
Questions also may be directed to Dr. James Dunn, chair, Graduate
Department, at 856/225-6084 or by email at jadunn@crab.rutgers.edu.
More detailed program information is available through the
Rutgers-Camden web site, http://camden-www.rutgers.edu. At
the site, click on "Schools and Colleges," then "Political Science"
under College of Arts and Sciences or "M.P.A." under Graduate School.
