ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Overview
Requirements
Overview
The University
of Utah Master
of Public Administration
Program seeks
a diverse pool
of applicants,
who have been
trained in a
wide range of
disciplines.
No specific background
or undergraduate
major is required.
Admission is
selective, and
decisions are
based on a multifaceted
evaluation of
the applicant's
overall academic
and professional
record, including
undergraduate
transcripts,
graduate entrance
exam scores,
three letters
of recommendation,
a letter of intent,
and a resume
describing relevant
work, community,
and extracurricular
experiences.
The program typically accepts 50-70 % of applicants, but this may vary based on the size and quality of the applicant pool.
International Applicants
Applicants for
whom English
is a second language
must also submit
a TOEFL score. The TOEFL requirement for the MPA Program is 580.
Requirements
Students
are admitted into
the evening and executive
MPA programs only
for fall semester,
which starts in August.
Applicants must meet
the following requirements
for admission (deadlines: Feb. 15 for evening and April 1 for executive):
- Hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Co-requisite American Government should be completed before beginning the program, but can be completed during. Must complete with a "C" or better, a "PASS" if taken pass-fail or a 45 or above if taken as a CLEP exam. A short course for this requirement is offered every fall by the MPA. Courses similar to the curriculum of POLS 1100 may be considered in place of POLS 1100, but Advanced Placement courses will not count.
- Compiled a grade point average of 3.2 or higher in undergraduate work. Some exceptions will be made based on career experience and length of time between undergraduate degree and MPA application.
- Submit official results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Millers Analogy Test (MAT), Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). The MPA Program looks at percentile ranks, rather than raw scores with the requirement being in the 50th % or higher. Students who already have a post graduate degree do not need to take a graduate entrance test.
- Establish eligibility for admission to graduate standing at the University of Utah. University of Utah Graduate School
- Please
see link
for MPA
application
checklist,
which
includes
three
recommend
letters,
a letter
of intent
and a
resume. MPA
Application
Checklist