Public Administration: Accelerated Dual-Degree B.A. or B.S./M.P.A. Program

This five-year program makes it possible for qualified students to earn a baccalaureate degree from the Newark College of Arts and Sciences or University College-Newark and a master`s degree from the Graduate School-Newark. The program is designed for highly motivated students who, at an early stage, have decided to pursue careers in the field of public administration. Applications for this specific program, catalogs, and additional information about the graduate program in public administration may be obtained at the Department of Public Administration, 701 Hill Hall, or from http://rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/pubadmin/.

Program Requirements

1.  94 undergraduate credits in liberal arts, including satisfactory completion of the general education requirements of Newark College of Arts and Sciences/ University College-Newark

2.  Completion of an undergraduate major at Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College- Newark *

3.  A cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better at Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark, Graduate Record Examination test score (junior year) acceptable to the graduate program in public administration, three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement

Careful planning is necessary to complete the undergraduate requirements specified within a 94-credit framework. Accordingly, the program is open only to students who matriculate as first-year students at Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark or to those who transfer with no more than 30 credits.

•  Application for early admission into the graduate program in public administration is made at the beginning of the second term of the junior year. The application must be accompanied by certification from the Office of Student Affairs that all general education and major requirements will be satisfied at the end of the term, with final certification received at the end of the term.
• The graduate program in public administration notifies both the applicant and the Graduate  School- Newark upon acceptance. The Graduate School-Newark in turn notifies the registrar. Upon admission to the graduate program in public administration, a student is bound by the academic regulations and degree requirements of the Graduate School-Newark.
• Students receive permission from the graduate program in public administration in order to register for grad- uate courses.
• Students in the accelerated dual-degree program earn their B.A. or B.S. from Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark upon satisfactory completion of 30 credits in the graduate program. The student must file a graduation application with the Office of Student Affairs in order to graduate at the end of the term in which they complete 124 credits. Students remain at Newark College of Arts and Sciences/ University College-Newark during their fourth year; they become students at Graduate School-Newark during their fifth.
• The Graduate School-Newark notifies the registrar`s office to alter the student`s status to that of graduate and the student pays graduate tuition for the remainder of the master`s program.
• Upon satisfactory completion of the graduate program in public administration, a master of public administration degree is awarded.

In all cases, the graduate program in public administration reserves the right to deny admission to applicants it deems unqualified. Students who do not apply for admission to the graduate program through the accelerated dual-degree program may reapply upon graduation from Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark, but admission to the graduate program in public administration is not guaranteed.