-Program Structure

• Program Structure
• Course Format
• Grades

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Program Structure | Course Format | Grades

Program Stucture

Common Core (27 Hours)
PPA 8703 Government Organization and Administrative Theory
PPA 8713 Public Personnel Management
PPA 8723 Public Budgeting and Financial Management
PPA 8803 Research Methods for Public Affairs
PPA 8833 Systems in Public Administration
PPA 8903 Public Policy
PPA 8743 Administrative Law
PPA 8733 Public Program Evaluation
PPA 8993 Capstone Field Project

Elective Courses (12 Hours)
These courses are to be tailored to each student's career objectives.


Public Administration Internship (3 Hours)
This requirement may be waived for those who have 3 years' experience in the public sector.

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Course Format

The MPPA program is offered in a weekend format to enable a student to complete the degree in three years, while maintaining regular job responsibilities. The Intensive Semester format is ideal for working students. Classes run for three months, with each class meeting on campus two times for twenty-two hours of weekend instruction. (Classes begin at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday and run through noon on Saturday.) Students are expected to prepare individual assignments before attending the intensive sessions. Four (4) courses are offered each year. Students may begin the program at the start of any enrollment period.

Grades

At the end of the semester, grades are submitted to the Registrar. A grade report will be mailed by the Registrar to the student. The student also can view his/her grades on the MSU web site at oncampus.msstate.edu. Once on that web site, please select the 'Click here for Your Secured Access' link. Your NetID will be your login and your Netpassword will be the one you have chosen.

The Division of Academic Outreach and Continuing Education cannot release grades directly to students.

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