Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

Certificate Requirements

• 15 credit hours of approved course work with at least 6 credit hours at the 600-level or above with grades of C or better.

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 9 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit.

Course Requirements

• A minimum of four courses from the following:

PUAD-604 Public Program Evaluation (3)

PUAD-611 Government and Non-Profit Informatics (3)

PUAD-615 Public-Private Partnerships (3)

PUAD-617 Project Management (3)

PUAD-632 Budget and Cost Analysis (3)

or

PUAD-633 Financial Aspects of Public Management (3)

PUAD-652 Facilitation and Team Development (3)

PUAD-665 Human Resource Management Strategies (3)

• One area specific management course from the following:

PUAD-613 Administration of International Programs (3)

PUAD-614 Development Management (3)

PUAD-681 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3)

PUAD-687 Urban Management (3)

• other approved course substitutions may be made with approval of the department