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Specialized concentration students follow the cohort schedule that is given to them when they are admitted to the program. They take classes during each Spring, Summer, and Fall session. Sessions are 16 weeks and consist of two sequential 8-week courses. They may take two courses at a time their first 8 weeks depending on what bridge courses they are required to take (per their admissions letter).
Roadmaps: Spring and Fall Admits
Calendar Dates: 2024 | 2025
2025 Session/Term Dates
Spring I: January 6, 2025 – March 2, 2025
Spring II: March 3, 2025 – April 27, 2025
Summer Break: April 28, 2025 – May 4, 2025
Early Summer: May 5, 2025 – June 29, 2025
Late Summer: June 30, 2025 – August 24, 2025
Fall Break: August 25, 2025 – August 31, 2025
Fall I: September 1, 2025 – October 26, 2025
Fall II: October 27, 2025 - December 21, 2025
Spring 1 | ||
PUB 500.51 | Environment and Practice of Public Administration | 1/6/2025-3/2/2025 |
PUB 503.51 | Introduction to Research Methods in Public Administration | 1/6/2025-3/2/2025 |
PUB 510.51 | Public Budgeting | 1/6/2025-3/2/2025 |
PUB 512.51 | Foundations of Ethical Administration | 1/6/2025-3/2/2025 |
MPA 100.51 | Orientation | 1/6/2025 |
Spring 2 | ||
CJA 565.51 | Issues in Police Administration and Ethics | 3/3/2025-4/27/2025 |
PUB 502.51 | Administrative Theory and Behavior | 3/3/2025-4/27/2025 |
PUB 574.51 | Health Care Financial Management | 3/3/2025-4/27/2025 |
PUB 582.51 | Public and Non-profit Financial Management | 3/3/2025-4/27/2025 |
PUB 592.51 | Capstone: Integrative Seminar in Public Administration | 3/3/2025-4/27/2025 |
Summer 1 | ||
PUB 501.51 | Public Management | 5/5/2025-6/29/2025 |
PUB 504.51 | Quantitative Methods in Public Administration I | 5/5/2025-6/29/2025 |
PUB 508.51 | Public Human Resources Management | 5/5/2025-6/29/2025 |
Summer 2 | ||
PUB 505.51 | Quantitative Methods in Public Administration II | 6/30/2025-8/24/2025 |
CJA 563.51 | Administrative Law and Policy Analysis | 6/30/2025-8/24/2025 |
PUB 570.51 | Administration of Health Care Organizations | 6/30/2025-8/24/2025 |
PUB 580.51 | Nonprofit Leadership and Management | 6/30/2025-8/24/2025 |
Fall 1 | ||
PUB 503.51 | Introduction to Research Methods in Public Administration | 9/1/2025-10/26/2025 |
PUB 500.51 | Environment and Practice of Public Administration | 9/1/2025-10/26/2025 |
PUB 506.51 | Administration and Public Policy Analysis | 9/1/2025-10/26/2025 |
PUB 512.51 | Foundations of Ethical Administration | 9/1/2025-10/26/2025 |
MPA 100.51 | Orientation | 9/1/2025 |
Fall 2 | ||
CJA 566.51 | Issues in Homeland Security and Terrorism | 10/27/2025-12/21/2025 |
PUB 501.51 | Public Management | 10/27/2025-12/21/2025 |
PUB 508.51 | Public Human Resources Management | 10/27/2025-12/21/2025 |
PUB 572.51 | Health Care and American Public Policy | 10/27/2025-12/21/2025 |
PUB 584.51 | Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations | 10/27/2025-12/21/2025 |
PUB 592.51 | Capstone: Integrative Seminar in Public Administration | 10/27/2025-12/21/2025 |
*Schedule subject to change
Last updated: June 18, 2024