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To receive the MPA
degree at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi students must
successfully complete 39 graduate credit hours. These include a
24 hour core requirement taken by all students, and 15 hours of
course work in one of four program tracks. Each of these components
is outlined below. PROGRAM TRACKS Students who choose the broad and general preparation will take, in addition to the core: FOUR
public management courses (12 semester hours): ONE
course selected from the following: Top Students who elect to focus on non-profit management within the MPA program will take, in addition to the core: The
following FOUR courses
(12 semester hours): ONE
course selected from the following (3 semester hours): Students who elect to focus on criminal justice within the MPA program will take, in addition to the core: BOTH
of the following criminal justice courses (6 semester hours): TWO
of the following criminal justice courses (6 semester hours): ONE
of the following courses (3 semester hours): Health Care Administration Track Students who elect a focus on health care administration within the MPA programs will take, in addition to the core: EACH
of the following five health care courses (15 semester hours): Students considering the Environmental Science Track without a strong foundation in the physical sciences should consider upper-level undergraduate coursework in the physical sciences prior to initiation of the track course studies. Students who elect a focus on environmental science within the MPA program will take, in addition to the core: The
following THREE courses TWO
of the following seven courses Statistics: Students who have not successfully completed a college statistics course must do so in their first semester in the MPA program. Students lacking an undergraduate statistics course can meet this requirement through successful (B or better) completion of an approved course in statistics. See your adviser to determine an appropriate course to meet your needs. This basic statistics requirement is in addition to the 39 semester hour program of graduate courses leading to the MPA. Writing Competency: Students must demonstrate a minimum writing ability suitable to graduate work early in their course work toward the MPA. Competency will be assessed through a brief composition test. Students judged deficient in writing skills can meet this requirement through successful (B or better) completion of an approved composition course. See your adviser to determine an appropriate course to meet your needs. This basic writing requirement is in addition to the 39 hour program of graduate courses leading to the MPA. Computer Literacy: Students must provide evidence of computer literacy during their first semester in the MPA program. This can be done through evidence of successful (B or better) completion of a basic undergraduate computer skills courses, or through documentation of significant practical work experience with computers. Students lacking computer skills can meet this requirement through successful (B or better) completion of an approved computer literacy course. See your adviser to determine an appropriate course to meet your needs. This basic computer literacy requirement is in addition to the 39 hour program of graduate courses leading to the MPA. Successful completion of the MPA degree involves the following conditions: 1. Completion of 39 semester hours for graduation within a seven year time period. The 42 semester hours must be those specified in an approved degree plan. 2. Completion of 24 of the required 29 semester hours in residence at this University. Only 12 semester hours may be transferred excluding grades of C or lower and corresponding courses. No correspondence courses may be transferred at the graduate level. Credit from a degree earned at another institution will not be applied to a second master's degree at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. 3. The student must
maintain a graduate grade point average of 3.0 in all courses in
the approved MPA degree plan or accepted by approved waiver, and
in all graduate work taken at this university. Students receiving
more than two grades of "C" in their coursework will be
terminated from the program. 5. Students should apply for graduation early in the term in which they intend to complete their final semester credits. 5. Successful completion of the capstone course, PADM 5365 Seminar in Public Administration, in the last term prior to graduation. All MPA core courses must have been completed before the capstone course is taken. Top
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1. Complete Degree Plan - see MPA Coordinator
or assigned Advisor. Ideally, see your advisor
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