2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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Public Administration, BA/Master of Public Policy

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

Program Requirements

  1. Students must complete all CU Denver, School of Public Affairs, and Public Administration degree requirements to earn their Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration degree. The Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration is conferred once students meets all degree requirements.
  2. Students seek full admission to the Master of Public Policy program during their final semester as an undergraduate student. This application is different than the one used to apply for the pathway program. Students must receive a minimum of a B- grade in each required core MPP course, whether taken as an undergraduate or a graduate student.
  3. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA overall in all graduate-level courses.
  4. In the MPP program students must successfully complete the MPP capstone or thesis.
  5. Students must fulfill all college and major requirements.
  6. The MPP will be conferred once the student has completed all requirements of the Master of Public Policy degree.
  7. The School of Public Affairs reserves the right to rescind a BAPA/MPP student’s admittance to the pathway program if at any point the student’s grade point average falls below the requirements listed above.