招生要求

在线M.P.A. Program is open to eligible students in the U.S. (including the District of Columbia and all U.S. 领土). The program also is open to students in Canada (all provinces). 这个程序是 关闭 to students residing in countries other than the U.S. 和加拿大，除了美国.S. military and State 部门 personnel and their family members with APO/FPO addresses.

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum requirements:

  • Hold a bachelor's degree in any academic field from a regionally accredited college or university.
  • Hold a minimum undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.75在4上.00比例尺.
  • Have administrative or managerial experience in either the public or nonprofit sector; this requirement does not apply to students who plan to attend scheduled courses on campus in Terre Haute.
  • Submit official transcripts of undergraduate and any graduate work from an accredited institution.
  • Submit or have sent three letters of reference from past or present employers, 教授, 老师, 和/或同事.
  • Write and submit a brief one- or two-page statement of purpose.
  • Complete the TOEFL and submit a score of at least 600 (or the equivalent) as evidence of English proficiency if the applicant's first language is not English. See the note below for 免除ions.

Please note that while the minimum accepted GPA is 2.75, the average GPA of students accepted into the program is higher. Also note, however, that GPA is just one of several variables the M.P.A. admission committee considers when reviewing admission applications. We may admit conditionally students who have promise but whose undergraduate GPAs may fall under 2.75.

Applicants who do not possess the public or nonprofit experience (listed above) required of all online students are invited to complete the M.P.A Program on the 印第安纳州 University campus, located in Terre Haute, Indiana. 校园M.P.A. Program enables students to satisfy the work experience requirement by completing a three-hour, semester-long internship at a site determined by the M.P.A. 导演. This internship option is open only to on-campus students.

Applicants may submit unofficial transcripts to the department during the application process. 然而, unconditional admission may only be granted if official transcripts from the applicant's undergraduate institution have been submitted and are on file with ISU.

联系 澳门合法赌场官网在线 (below) for more information. The program may require evidence of experience as a part of the admissions process. Evidence 可能是 included in letters of reference from past or present employers and colleagues; in resumes or curricula vitae; or in written statements from employers.

The Political Science 部门 regards a TOEFL of 600 (or the equivalent) as evidence of English proficiency from students whose first language is not English. Please note that this is higher than the default standard 550 TOEFL required for admission to graduate 研究 by ISU's graduate school. 国际 students with undergraduate degrees from certain countries, or whose undergraduate 研究 was done in English, 可能是 免除 托福要求.

国际 students who, in the opinion of the admissions committee, do not meet the program's minimum standards for spoken and written English, may choose to take intensive language training at the 互联语言中心 at 印第安纳州 before entering the program The department may admit international students to the program provisionally, on the condition that they successfully complete English training at InterLink. Provisionally admitted students who fail to complete their InterLink programs successfully may not be admitted to M.P.A. 研究. 学生 who complete InterLink training will be enrolled in M.P.A. courses during the next semester or summer term after they complete InterLink.