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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog (As of 12-14-18) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Studies, M.S. and Public Administration, M.P.A. Concurrent Master’s Degree Program

Program Requirements

  • 60+ credit hours
  • Internship or Thesis

Program Requirements

Each student is required to complete a set of core courses, a series of approved electives and an internship or thesis.

Core Curriculum

Total core - minimum 45 credit hours

The student then selects a minimum of 5 elective courses from either program and approved by the advisor.

Internship or Thesis: each student conducts one project (6 credit hours) that consists of public administration and environmental studies aspects as directed by an advisory committee of four faculty members (for thesis) or one external project supervisor and three faculty members for internship.

Minimum of 60 credit hours to complete degrees.

Transfer Credit Policy

Students may seek approval from the admissions committee to transfer in 9 credit hours of courses equivalent to those offered by Environmental Studies, or 12 credit hours of courses equivalent to those offered by Public Administration, but in no case more than 12 credit hours total for their program of study in the Concurrent Degree Program. These courses require a grade of “B” or higher, or a grade of “Satisfactory” or “Pass”.