About the MPPA

The Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration is an interdisciplinary program designed to equip its graduates with conceptual, analytic, and problem-solving skills and experiences enabling them to deal with public sector policy and administrative issues, problems, and opportunities.

The CSUS program differs from other similar programs in that it focuses on California state and local levels of government. This attractive feature is facilitated by the proximity of the CSUS campus to the main operations of the California state government. The proximity offers significant advantages to students in the program, providing them with a ready "laboratory" for observing the policy and administrative issues they will confront professionally and for gaining experience alongside existing practitioners in public policy and administration. In particular, the program’s internship feature is greatly strengthened by the placements available in California state government, local government and related organizations.

The program’s curricular design and scheduling of courses allow students to complete the program in four semesters if enrolled full-time. In addition, part-time students may complete the program under a five- or six-semester schedule. Classes are scheduled in the late afternoon and evening hours to accommodate the scheduling interests of students who are employed in the daytime or who have other obligations that require evening schedules.

Admissions Statistics

Here is a chart with some admissions statistics for our graduate program.

Graduate Student Handbook

Graduate Student Handbook is where you will find answers to many of your questions about department and University policy.

Information Request

You can request information on-line or by calling (916) 278-6557 or by writing us at:
Department of Public Policy and Administration
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6081.

In the news...

Prosper Magazine's article about MPPA's and MPA's. Look for the referece to our graduate program and quotes from our Ted Lascher.

Collaborative Governance Specialization
(Read more about this program in the Sacramento State Bulletin.)

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MPPA Mentor Program

Current MPPA students are mentored by alumni and advanced MPPA students. Learn more about this great opportunity.

On-Line Catalog Listings

Peterson's Guide.

APPAM Institutional Membership.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.

Self-Study Documents

The Public Policy and Admnistration Self-Study Documents are available for download.

Seven Year Time Limit

Find out about the seven year time limit to complete a master's degree.

Thesis/Project

View the MPPA Theses/Projects page.

For admissions advising, please contact: Rob Wassmer , Ph.D. by email or phone 916/278-6304.