The Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (CPAMDC) enhances the credentials of graduate students as well as the professional stature of working professionals seeking to suppliment their careers, whether it be in the public, private or non-profit sector.
Receive future focused training from award winning faculty, gaining knowledge in budgeting, management, organization, and leadership - all of which any administrator needs to master and use.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the program, a student must have a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Those with at least a 2.8 GPA may be admitted on "probation," or on "special student" category.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores can be submitted for those applying to the program, but they are not required.
English Language Proficiency:The Graduate School requires each international applicant whose native language is not English to demonstrate competence in the English language by making a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Pearson Test of English (PTE). The TOEFL, IELTS or PTE is required to ensure that language barriers do not jeopardize the student’s progress toward a degree.
Note: Applicants who have received a degree in the last two years from a United States college or university do not have to provide English proficiency test scores.
Note: Applicants who are from registeredEnglish speaking countriesdo not have to provide English proficiency test scores.
There are two types of TOEFL scores: paper-based TOEFL and TOEFL IBT (internet-based TOEFL taken in real time). The test date should be no older than eighteen months from the application deadline.
The IELTS Academic test assesses English language proficiency in the areas of listening, reading, writing and speaking. The listening, reading and writing components of the IELTS test are completed on the same day, with no breaks in between them. The speaking component, however, can be completed up to a week before or after the other tests. IELTS scores are valid for two years from the initial test date.
PTE Academic is a computer-based academic English language proficiency test designed to measure reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, as they are used in an academic setting. The entire three-hour test is taken in one sitting. Kansas State University requires a minimum score of 58 on PTE Academic and a 58 for all subscores (listening, reading, writing, and speaking).
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST SCORE REQUIREMENTS
Test
Minimum Score
IBT TOEFL (internet based)
79
TOEFL (PBT)
550
IELTS
6.5
Pearson Test of English
58
Affidavit of Financial Support: U.S. Immigration regulations require Kansas State University to verify that international students have the financial resources to pay for all educational, living, and other expenses
Financial Assistance
The Department of Political Science offers financial assistance to graduate certificate students in the form of scholarships/fellowships.
The department offers a number of scholarships/fellowships. These vary in terms of the amount of assistance and the exact requirements of each scholarship/fellowship.
The deadline to apply for 2023-2024 graduate scholarships/fellowships is March 3rd, 2023.
Apply for graduate scholarshipshttps://preview.web.k-state.edu/polsci/academics/graduate/scholarship-assistantship/index.htmlY
Those interested in applying for the Graduate Certificate in Public Administration (CPAMDC) program must complete the following (instructions for international applicants included):
Three letters of recommendation (must be originals on official letterhead uploaded directly to your application by your references)
Transcript(s) from previous college(s) attended
SUPPORTING MATERIALS - INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Statement of Objectives (or Personal Statement)
Three letters of recommendation (must be originals on official letterhead uploaded directly to your application by your references)
Transcript(s) from previous college(s) attended
English language proficieny test (see "Requirements for International Students" under Admission Requirements for details)
Please request your scores to be sent to Kansas State University. An applicant who has received a degree in the last two years from a United States college/university OR is from a registeredEnglish speaking countryis exempt from this requirement.
Deadlines differ between domestic and international applicants,please observe the deadlines relating to your student status.
DOMESTIC STUDENTS
Fall(begins in late August): August 1st
Spring(begins in late January): January 1st
Summer(begins in late May): May 1st
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Fall(begins in late August): January 8th
Spring(begins in late January): August 1st
Summer(begins in late May): December 1st
Our program operates on a "rolling admission", meaning students with fully completed applications may know whether or not they have been accepted at any time before the admission deadline.
Degree Requirements
The program requires 15 credit hours; 12 credit hours from core courses and 3 credit hours from electives. Due to the amount of credit hours, students can complete the certificate in one year - if desired.
For those who do not live in the Manhattan, KS area or cannot attend classes on-campus, the certificate can be completed entirely online with careful scheduling.
Upon obtaining their certificate, students may apply it towards a Master of Public Administration, reducing the overall amount of credit hours needed to complete the degree.
Advising
Once admitted into the program, students will be assigned to one of our graduate academic advisors (Dr. Bernick, Dr. Heidbreder, or Dr. Zhang). During pre-enrollment each semester, students will be required to meet with their advisor to determine (and approve) which courses they will take for that semester.
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