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Public and Environ WellnessUG, GR

General

Requirements

Major Dependent Concentration(s)

Program Requirements

Accelerated Public Administration and Public Policy, Combined B.S./M.P.A

The Accelerated Public Administration and Public Policy, Combined B.S./M.P.A. option is designed for high achieving undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor’s in public administration at Oakland University and wishing to complete a Master of Public Administration degree directly following. The accelerated combined B.S./M.P.A. allows students to take 4 graduate level courses, course, course and course, and one 5000-level PA elective (except course), while still an undergraduate and pay undergraduate tuition rates. Within the program requirements course replaces course. course replaces course, and course replaces course.

To be eligible for the Public Administration and Public Policy, Combined B.S./M.P.A. option, students must:

  1. Have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher and completed at least 6 classes of the undergraduate program major courses.

  2. Apply for and receive delayed admission into the MPA program thereby allowing the substitution of graduate classes course, course, course in place of 3 undergraduate classes, course, course, course. Note:  Students must receive formal delayed admission into the program to be eligible to register for course, course, and course.

  3. Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average to completion of the B.S. degree in Public Administration and Public Policy and gain formal admission into the M.P.A. program.

Students admitted to this accelerated program can graduate with an M.P.A. degree in five years. Students wishing to acquire a specialized concentration may need extra semesters to complete the concentration.

For more information or to apply to the B.S. to M.P.A. program, visit oakland.edu/mpa.