Public Administration

Website: www.mpa.utah.edu

Carolyn and Kem Gardner Building
260 Central Campus Drive, RM 3050
Salt Lake City UT 84112

Evening MPA Program

Minimum Evening MPA Master Hours: 39

The evening MPA program is designed for the working adult. It allows students to choose their own emphasis and set their own schedule from courses that are offered during evenings, generally from 6-9PM. This allows students to take as many classes per semester as their personal life permits. Depending on how many courses a student takes per semester, this degree can be completed in two years, but might take as long as four years.

Executive MPA Program

Minimum Executive MPA Master Hours: 39

The Executive MPA is designed for students with at least five years of middle-to-upper-level management experience in public or nonprofit organizations. The Executive MPA differs from the traditional evening program in four aspects:

● Course work is offered on weekends (Friday and Saturday) and as intensive, staggered schedule, week-long courses.

● Students progress through the program as a cohort, entering in August and completing their courses approximately 19 months later.

● The area of concentration is designed specifically for Executive MPA students: Advanced Public Management.

Students who fail to complete their degree in the Executive MPA may transfer to the Evening MPA program if they are in academic good standing.

Combined Degrees:

This degree has combined degree options with Master of City and Metropolitan Planning, Master of Public Health, Juris Doctor, Master of Health Administration, Master of Social Work or Educational Leadership and Policy, Ph.D.

Click here to view FAQ’s, agreements, or planning worksheets for a combined degree option.

Dual Certificates:

This degree has dual certificate options with Urban Planning Certificate, Historic Preservation Certificate, Real Estate Development Certificate, Urban Design Certificate, Demography Certificate, Disability Studies Certificate, or Gerontology Certificate.

Evening MPA Admission Requirements

Students are admitted into the Evening MPA program for fall semester, which starts in August. Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission (after the priority deadline of January 15 and conclude March 31.

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• Prerequisite American Government should be completed before beginning the program. Must have completed with a C or better, a “PASS” if taken pass/fail or a 45 or higher if taken as a CLEP exam. A short course for this requirement is offered every fall by the MPA. Courses similar to the curriculum of POLS 1100 may be considered in place of POLS 1100 (the MPA Program will need documentation such as a syllabus or note with course description from the institution where taken), but Advanced Placement courses will not count.

• Compiled a grade point average of 3.2 or higher in undergraduate work. Some exceptions will be made based on career experience and length of time between undergraduate degree and MPA application.

• Graduate entrance exam scores (GRE, MAT, LSAT, or GMAT) are accepted but not required.

• Applicable English proficiency requirements as assessed by admissions,

• Submit one recommendation letter(professional and/or academic only; if students has graduated within the past two years, at least one letter must be from an academic reference)

• Submit a letter of intent

• Submit a resume or CV

Executive MPA Admission Requirements

Students are admitted into the Executive MPA program for fall semester, which starts in August. Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission (deadlines: review for the executive begin after the priority deadline of January 15 and conclude March 31:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• Prerequisite American Government should be completed before beginning the program. Must have completed with a C or better, a “PASS” if taken pass/fail or a 45 or higher if taken as a CLEP exam. A short course for this requirement is offered every fall by the MPA. Courses similar to the curriculum of POLS 1100 may be considered in place of POLS 1100 (the MPA Program will need documentation such as a syllabus or note with course description from the institution where taken), but Advanced Placement courses will not count.

• Compiled a grade point average of 3.2 or higher in undergraduate work. Some exceptions will be made based on career experience and length of time between undergraduate degree and MPA application.

• Graduate entrance exam scores (GRE, MAT, LSAT, or GMAT) are accepted but not required.

• Applicable English proficiency requirements as assessed by admissions,

• Submit one recommendation letter(professional and/or academic only; if students has graduated within the past two years, at least one letter must be from an academic reference)

• Submit a letter of intent

• Submit a resume