MPPA Admissions and Eligibility

Our application deadline is the 1st Friday in March for the following fall November 30.

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

Students may pursue the MPPA degree on a full time or part time basis. Courses are scheduled to accommodate the employed or part time student. Graduation with the Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration requires two years of full time graduate study and a minimum or 36-39 units of academic credit, including the completion of a master’s project/thesis. Part time students can normally expect to complete degree requirements within three years.

Application
All materials should be submitted to the PPA department unless otherwise noted. Application to the MPPA program must include:

1. CSU on-line Graduate Application (Graduate Studies guidelines available here)
2. Two sets of official transcripts from all educational institutions attended (submit to Graduate Center )
3. Supplemental program application
4. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (additional GRE information )
5. One to two page statement of purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation (get forms here)
7. International students must meet standards for admissions (see the Office of International Programs)
8. TOFEL scores for students whose primary language is not English (additional TOFEL information )
9. Optional -- resume or curriculum vitae

Other Requirements
Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
A grade of B or better is required in all prerequisite courses. Prerequisites are: microeconomics, statistics, and government/political science. Applicants with prerequisite deficiencies may be required to complete additional course work.

Deadline
The application deadline is the 1st Friday in March November 30, 2009 for fall 2010.
There are no Spring admissions.

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More Information
Request information about the PPA program here.
Download the program application from here.

For information about University admissions, financial aid, and other University related questions, you may go to Student Services and Information.

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

Click here to view the PPA Student Handbook.

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