Accelerated Master's Programs
for Undergraduates

BA in Political Science and MPA in Public Affairs
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The accelerated program in Political Science/Public Affairs provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Political Science (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 some Advanced Placement credit upon admission to UNCG in order to reduce the number of required undergraduate hours. 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 Political Science as early as possible.
  
  
• plan to take the GRE in the spring of the junior year.
  
  
• seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year; students will not be allowed to enroll for spring MPA courses (see E below) unless admitted to the MPA program.
  
  

Requirements for Combined Accelerated B.A. in Political Science/MPA in Public Affairs
A. GEC Component (36-37 hrs) See complete GEC requirements and available AP credit.
Special GEC requirements for this program:
B. College of Arts & Sciences Additional Requirements (CAR) See complete CAR requirements.
C. Political Science Major Requirements (30 hours)
	Hrs
1. American Politics & Policy: PSC 100 (also meets part of CLER SB requirement), 210	6
2. International & Comparative: PSC 260, 240	6
3. Research Methods: PSC 301	3
4. Electives: 300 level and above	15
Total hours	30
D. Recommended Electives (15 hours)
1. COM 341 (also meets part of CLER RD requirement),	3
2. ECO 201 (also meets part of CLER SB requirement), 202, 260	9
3. SOC 101 (also meets part of CLER SB requirement)	3
Total hours	15
Total Undergraduate Requirements	94
E. Other Undergraduate Electives	28
Total Undergraduate Semester Hours	122
F. Related Requirements for MPA (43 hours)
Senior Year (15 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 electives, Comps I (Fall)	10
PSC 612, two electives, Comps II (Spring)	9
Summer (3 hours)
One PSC elective	3
Total MPA Semester Hours	43