Public and International Affairs

Certificate Programs

The MPA program offers four certificates: Administration of Justice, Association Management, Information Policy and Administration, and Nonprofit Management. Applications for admission to a certificate program are made through the Office of Graduate Admissions of the College of Arts and Sciences. Students may enter a program at the beginning of any semester. Students may use up to 12 credits earned in a certificate program toward the M.P.A. degree pending admission to the M.P.A. program and subject to university policies.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for the certificate programs are the same as they are for the M.P.A. degree program.

Certificate Requirements

The certificate is awarded after satisfactory completion of five graduate courses as specified below.

Certificate in Administration of Justice

• PUAD 502 Administration in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
• PUAD 509 Justice Organizations and Processes
• PUAD 691 Justice Program Planning and Implementation
• Two electives

Certificate in Association Management

• PUAD 659 Nonprofit Law, Governance, and Ethics
• PUAD 660 Public and Nonprofit Accounting and Finance
• PUAD 657 Association Management
• Two electives, chosen from the following:
  • PUAD 620 Organization Theory and Management Behavior
  • PUAD 640 Public Policy Process
  • PUAD 654 Nonprofit Marketing and Media Relations
  • PUAD 655 Fund Raising and Resource Development
  • PUAD 664 Advanced Topics in Nonprofit and Public Financial Management
  • PUAD 720 Performance Measurement
  • PUAD 794 Internship

Certificate in Information Policy and Administration

• PUAD 620 Organization Theory and Management Behavior
• PUAD 680 Managing Information Resources
• PUAD 781 Information Management: Technology and Policy
• Two electives

Certificate in Nonprofit Management

This certificate may be obtained through standard three-credit courses or through online courses.

• PUAD 505 Introduction to Management of Nonprofits
• PUAD 660 Public and Nonprofit Accounting and Finance
• PUAD 659 Nonprofit Law, Governance, and Ethics
• Two electives