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Banner Code: PP-EMPP-PUBP

Phone: 703-993-2280

Web:  policy.gmu.edu
 

The executive master’s in public policy program offers a custom-designed degree for a select group of mid-career persons with a significant level of experience and professional promise in the field of public policy.  Cohorts meet in executive format to allow for accelerated progress toward degree completion.  Classes meet at the Arlington campus on a special schedule to accommodate the working professional.

Admission Requirements

Only applicants who are already successful in public policy or a related field are eligible for admission.  Five years of experience and a 3.0 undergraduate GPA are the minimum requirements for consideration.  Specific information on application requirements and deadlines for the Executive Master in Public Policy program may be found on the School of Public Policy admissions web site.

Academic Policies

Students admitted to an SPP program will be terminated from SPP upon receiving one grade of F and are no longer eligible to take courses in SPP. Per university regulation students are dismissed from the university after accumulating grades of F in two courses or 9 credits of unsatisfactory grades in graduate courses.  The catalog contains additional information on university graduate academic policies.