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_____1. Submit an Application for Graduate Admission to the Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi Office of Admissions. See CoLA
Graduate Admission Information.
Applicants
having present or past work experience in the public or not-for-profit
sector should submit a full employment resume.
_____2. Complete the GRE or GMAT.
_____3. Submit official bachelor's degree or highest degree earned
transcript.
_____4. Apply to various sources for loans_____; grants_____.
_____5. Receive letter of admission from Admission Office.
_____6. Receive letter of admission from MPA Coordinator.
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MPA
Admission Requirements Beginning Fall 2006
In
addition to the admission requirements outlined for graduate programs,
the MPA program requires the following:
- Transcripts
of all undergraduate and graduate work undertaken from regionally
accredited universities.
- General
Record Exam Scores (GRE) taken within the last 5 years from the
application date.
- Two letters
of evaluation from individuals such as professors and employers
who can attest to your potential for success in a graduate program
of study. Letters of evaluation should specifically address your
potential for a successful career and your motivation for graduate
study.
- A personal
essay. Applicants must submit a 300 - 500 word essay describing
work experience, educational goals, professional goals, languages
spoken and any other material that would be relevant. As part
of your professional goals statement, the personal essay should
also address the reasons and motivations for seeking an MPA degree.
- A full employment
resume.
Applicants accepted
into the program must develop an initial degree plan that is approved
by the MPA Coordinator. The student then will be assigned a faculty
adviser.
The Admission
Decision
Basing their decision on the information contained in all items
listed above, the MPA committee will unconditionally admit, conditionally
admit, provisionally admit or deny admission to the MPA program.
Only complete applications are evaluated. For full consideration
of admission and scholarships, a completed admissions packet must
be received by April 15th for Fall semester admissions; by October
15th for Spring admissions. For unconditional admission, applicants
must be a graduate of a regionally accredited university or, if
an international student, have the equivalent of a U.S. accredited
degree as determined by the Dean of Graduate Studies. Applicants
must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of no less than 3.0
on 4-point scale. Applicants with less than a 3.0 GPA may be conditionally
admitted to the program if the graduate admissions committee determines
that the student’s GRE combined verbal and quantitative scores
and other application materials compensate for the deficient GPA.
Applicants may be provisionally admitted if they lack certain admissions
requirements, primarily the GRE.
Conditional
Admission
Applicants who lack certain requirements for unconditional admission
may be accepted in the conditional admission category. Those approved
for conditional admission are required, during their first nine
semester hours of work toward the degree, to earn a B or better
in PADM 5301; PADM 5302; and PADM 5311. To earn unconditional admission
in the MPA program, the student must earn a grade of at least “B”
in each of the three courses without earning a grade of “C”
or lower. Failure to attain a grade of B or higher in each of these
courses, or to successfully complete all program basic proficiency
requirements, will result in enforced withdrawal from the program.
In special circumstances, the Admissions Subcommittee may also make
conditional admission contingent on other additional requirements
as it sees fit. Any additional requirements will be specified in
writing to the student.
Non-Degree Seeking
This category
includes students who may enroll in graduate coursework to meet
personal or career goals. For the MPA program, students in this
category will be restricted to enrolling only in the MPA core courses.
Degree Plan
To complete the admissions process the student should, during the
first semester after qualifying for acceptance into the MPA program,
develop a degree plan for approval by the Dean of the College of
Arts and Humanities. The degree plan should be prepared in consultation
with the student’s adviser and indicate the course work required
for conferral of the MPA degree, including any basic proficiencies
(see below) and internship hours where appropriate.
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