UNCG 2001-2002 UGB: Accelerated Master's Programs

Accelerated Master's Programs
for Undergraduates

BA in Economics and MPA in Public Affairs
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The accelerated program in Economics/Public Affairs provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Economics (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the Master of Public Affairs degree.

Interested students should:

have Summer School credit or Advanced Placement credit in order to reduce the number of required hours necessary to be taken during the senior year. See courses on pp. 15-16 for which AP credit is available.
identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Interested students should talk with an advisor in the department of Economics as early as possible.
take the GRE in the spring of the junior year.
seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year.

	Hrs
Requirements for Combined Accelerated B.A. in Economics/MPA in Public Affairs
A. GEC Component (36-37 hrs) See complete GEC requirements and available AP credit.
Special GEC requirements for this program:
Mathematics (GMT) MAT 150 or 121	3
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 103 or RCO 101, and ENG 102	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) ECO 201, 202	6
B. Economics Major Requirements (30-37 hours)
Note: a grade of C- in ECO 301 and a minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for admission to the Department of Economics
1. ECO 201 and 202, 250, 301, 327, 346
2. ECO electives	12-19
Total hours	30-37
C. Electives (46-53 hours)
1. Recommended in PSC: PSC 210, 310
2. Other recommended electives: ACC 201, 202,	6
Other recommended electives: MGT 312, 320, 330	15
3. Other electives	2-322
Total hours	46-53
Total Undergraduate Semester Hours	122
D. Related Requirements for MPA in Public Affairs (43 hours)
Senior Year (14 hours)
PSC 600, 602, 511C (Fall)	7
PSC 601, 603, 603L, 511B (Spring)	8
Summer following Senior year (6 hours)
PSC 695, 696 (internship)	6
Graduate or 5th Year (19 hours)
PSC 511J, 604, two PSC electives, Comps I (Fall)	10
PSC 612, two PSC electives, Comps II (Spring)	9
Summer following 5th year (3 hours)
One 3-hour PSC elective	3
Total MPA Semester Hours	43

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