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• Develop the skills needed to work productively in organizational teams.
Understand the importance of culture and diversity to organizations.
They should appreciate the need for effective group consultation and
teamwork, within diverse and cross-functional environments, in
accomplishing organizational goals.

Admission to the Program
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or better (on a 4.0-point
scale). Applicants with a cumulative grade point average between 2.5 and 2.74
may be conditionally admitted depending on the strength of the of their
undergraduate college algebra and statistics (if less than a “B” grade) and/or if
they are coming from a major outside of government or political science.
Conditional admission will be removed with the attainment of a cumulative
grade point average of 3.0 or better after the completion of the required
prerequisites and the first nine graduate credit hours. If the student fails to
accomplish same, he or she will not be allowed to continue in the MPA degree
program. Applicants who wish to pursue the MPA degree will submit their
undergraduate transcripts to the Office of the Graduate Registrar showing that
they received a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. All applicants
are required to have a grade point average of 2.5 or better.

Conditional admission will also apply to any student accepted into the program
with prerequisites. Students in the MPA program must meet all of the
prerequisite requirements for admission as stated below. Conditional admission
will be removed with the attainment of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0
or better after the completion of the required prerequisites and the first nine
graduate credit hours. If the student fails to accomplish same, he or she will not
be allowed to continue in the MPA degree program.

• Students who transfer to the MPA program from other accredited
graduate programs may be allowed to transfer no more than six credits
provided those credits meet the requirements for course work leading
to the MPA degree.

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