Re Quire Ments for the Master of Public Administration

REQUIRE MENTS FOR THE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES THE UNIVER SITY OF OKLAHOMA

For Students Entering the GENERAL REQUIRE MENTS Public Administration: Oklahoma State System Public Policy for Higher Education: Mini mum Total Hours ...... 36 M805-Q561 Summer 2016 through NON-THESIS ONLY Spring 2017 Master of Public Administration

REQUIRED COURSES The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for REQUIRED COURSES (12 hours): the degree.

P SC 5143, Program Evaluation and Applied Policy Analysis 3 All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.

P SC 5183, Public Budgeting and Finance 3 Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. P SC 5913, Introduction to Analysis of Political and 3 All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 32 credit hours. Administrative Data Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations. P SC 5950, Research Problems 3 Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree CORE COURSES (12 hours): One course in each of the following fields, as approved by graduate To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade liaison and advisor. point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at Organizations (3 hours) : ______3 least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).

Management (3 hours): ______3

Public Policy (3 hours): ______3

American Political Process (3 hours): ______3

CONCENTRATION (9 hours): To be selected from a list approved by the graduate liaison and advisor. 3 ______3 ______

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ELECTIVES: 3 hours selected in consultation with the student's adviser and committee.

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A student who has done satisfactory graduate work and has earned a 3.0 grade point average may file for master’s candidacy. program effective SU11. check sheet version 12/2014