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Deadlines

Fall Application Deadline: July 1
Spring Application Deadline: December 15
Summer Application Deadline: May 1

Required Documents

• Official Transcripts
• 2 Letters of Recommendation
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• Personal Statement

* Applications for Summer 2024 require Official GRE Scores.  (The requirement has been formally removed beginning in Fall 2024.)  Please email the graduate director to request the GRE waiver after submitting an application.

Applications Accepted for These Semesters...

• Fall Semester
• Spring Semester
• Summer Semester

Area of Concentration 

• Emergency Management & Planning

 

Combination Degrees involving Public Administration

Through special arrangement, the University offers combination degree programs in certain areas to permit a student to work on two degrees concurrently by combining credits, resulting in the student's taking fewer courses than the total required if each degree were pursued independently.

Public Administration and Law

Degrees Conferred

Master of Public Administration/Juris Doctor

How to Apply

Submit a separate application to each program. Each program will make its own admissions decision. Acceptance into one program does not guarantee acceptance in the other. 

Public Administration Application  
Select the program pairing from under the Combination Degree heading.  

Juris Doctor Application

 

Health Services Policy and Management and Public Administration

Degrees Conferred

Master of Public Health/Master of Public Administration

How to Apply

Submit a separate application to each program. Each program will make its own admissions decision. Acceptance into one program does not guarantee acceptance in the other. 

General Graduate School Application  
Select the program pairing from under the Combination Degree heading.  The Primary application  will set Health Services Policy and Management; the secondary application (free) will set Public Administration.

Public Administration and Social Work

Degrees Conferred

Master of Public Administration/Master of Social Work

How to Apply

Submit a separate application to each program. Each program will make its own admissions decision. Acceptance into one program does not guarantee acceptance in the other. 

General Graduate School Application  
Select the program pairing from under the Combination Degree heading.  The Primary application  will set Public Administration; the secondary application (free) will set Social Work.