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Degree Completion Requirements
All degree requirements must be completed within a maximum of seven
consecutive years. Students may be subject to dismissal from the MPA
program under the following conditions:
• If a student receives three “C” grades during their
matriculation in the MPA program.
• If a student receives two “F” or “FW” grade during their
matriculation in the MPA program.
• Student may not repeat a graduate course more than one time
without special permission.
• Students will be allowed no more than two attempts to pass
the comprehensive examination.
The comprehensive examination questions will be based upon topics from
the following three academic domains:
1. Public Policy Analysis
2. Qualitative Research
3. Organization Behavior
The Graduate School is responsible for and administers the Comprehensive
Examination two times each year: the fall and spring semesters. Students
must be advanced to candidacy prior to taking the comprehensive
examination.
The Comprehensive Examination may not be taken before the student has
completed the following requirements:
1) All required prerequisite courses.
2) A Program of Study completely signed by the Program
Coordinator, Dean of the College of Business and the Dean
of the Graduate School, and on record in Graduate
Studies.
3) Completed all prerequisites if conditionally admitted.
4) Completed the following courses:
• PUAD 502 Qualitative Research
• PUAD 630 Public Policy Analysis,
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