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Department of Public Administration
MPA Programs and Curricula
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Degree Programs
The core academic program in the Department of Public Administration is the Master of Public Administration program, a professional degree accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). The MPA is available in four emphases: General Public Administration, Health Care Management, Nonprofit Management, and Public Safety. To receive the MPA, students complete 42 credits of graduate course work including the Portfolio or Project Paper. Degree requiremetns for the MPA degree.
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| MPA General | POS General |
| MPA Health Care Management | POS Health |
| MPA Nonprofit Management | POS Nonprofit |
| MPA Public Safety | POS Public Safety |
Graduate Certificate Programs
The MPA program also offers two graduate certificate programs: a Certificate in Nonprofit Management, which is available to MPA students and as a stand-alone certificate, and a Certificate in Arts Administration (in conjunction with the MFA degree offered by the Visual Studies Workshop). For more information: Certificate Programs
4 + 1 Combined Program: Bachelor of Science in Political Science and MPA
The 4+1 Combined Program
is available for qualified political science majors at Brockport. For detailed information on the department’s 4 + 1 Combined Program, visit www.brockport.edu/pubadmin/bsmpa.html. (Note: Political science students in the 4 + 1 combined political science/public administration degree program who have completed at least 120 credits are determined to have graduate status, and are therefore, at that point, subject to the graduate policies of the Office of Graduate Studies and the Department of Public Administration.). For more information: 4 + 1 Combined Program:
Bachelor of Science in Political Science and MPA.
Elective and Transfer Credit Policies
Degree Requirements
*The MPA curriculum, course requirements, schedule, and/or prerequisites are subject to change.
