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 or 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, entry into a career in public
service and help with career advancement, a pathway to law
school, and preparation for doctoral study.
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, 856/225-2973, or by email at ruharris@camden.rutgers.edu.
Questions
about the M.P.A. program may also be directed to Ms. Sandra
Cheesman-Cattafesta, department administrator, Department of Public
Policy and Administration at 856/225-6860 or by email at scheesma@camden.rutgers.edu. More detailed program information is available through the Rutgers-Camden web site, http://camden-www.rutgers.edu. At
the site, click on Academic Programs, then select Political Science
from the Undergraduate Programs window, and click on the 5-year
B.A./M.P.A. Program.
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