B.A./M.P.A. Dual-Degree Program

This accelerated dual-degree program at Rutgers-Camden is designed to allow students to earn both a baccalaureate and a master`s degree in five years. The combined bachelor of arts in political science or economics and master of public administration in the Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration prepares students for professional careers in government and public service or for further study in law or doctoral programs. It also provides the training and credentials necessary for career advancement in the public sector. Since students in this innovative program begin the transition to graduate studies in their final undergraduate year, only highly motivated individuals with strong academic records should consider this option.

Ordinarily, earning a B.A. and an M.P.A. at Rutgers-Camden would require six years and 162 credits (120 undergraduate and 42 graduate credits) of full-time study. Under this accelerated program, the same result can be achieved in five years with 150 credits by counting three courses for the M.P.A. as well as for the B.A. Once accepted into the B.A./M.P.A. program, a student maintaining a 3.0 average and having completed satisfactorily the three prerequisite courses in American government, statistics, and economics is guaranteed admission to the master`s program. Admission must occur during the first term of the student`s final year, at which time he or she will file formally an application to the M.P.A. program and be cleared to begin graduate studies in the following term.

For additional information, contact:

Chairperson, Department of Economics
2nd Floor Armitage Hall