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Accelerated Pathways Program Combined BA/MPP in Public Policy

Why Study Public Policy?
If you are an undergraduate at UMBC with an interest in public service and the public policy process, you should consider continuing your education at UMBC by earning a Master of Public Policy (MPP) through the Accelerated Pathways Program.
MPP students study the critical problems of our society and learn how to identify and implement solutions. The coursework provides students with the tools to develop and analyze public policies and influence the public policy process.
MPP students take a set of core courses and specialized courses in one of 7 concentrations: education policy, environmental policy, evaluation and analytical methods, health policy, public management, or urban p
policy
The Accelerated Pathways Program
The MPP degree requires 37 course credits, an internship, and the writing of a policy analysis paper. Once accepted into the Accelerated Pathways Program, you may take graduate level courses as an undergraduate. Up to 12 hours of graduate courses (4 courses) can be counted
toward both the bachelor’s and the Public Policy MPP.
In the Accelerated Pathways Program, you coordinate with your undergraduate advisor in your major and an advisor from the School of Public Policy to develop a curriculum to complete the bachelor’s and the MPP. Here are some examples of the courses you would take while still a
undergraduate:
PUBL 600 Research Methodology
PUBL 601 Political and Social Context of the Policy Process
PUBL 603 Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis
PUBL 604 Statistical Analysis
PUBL 613 Managing Public Organizations
PUBL 621 Legal Context of Administration
PUBL 623 Governmental Budgeting
PUBL 645 The US City
PUBL 648 Cities and Environmental Issues
PUBL

How to Apply
You must have a strong academic record to gain admission to this program.
Plan to apply for admission by the second semester of your sophmore year.
You will need:
Unofficial transcript
Statement of goals
Letters of recommendation from professors
Your resume, and
Application for the Accelerated Pathways Program.
Submit these documents to the School of Public Policy.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is usually waived for the Accelerated Pathways applicants.. BA/MPP students

For more information, contact: Sally Helms Administrator of Academic Affairs School of Public Policy, UMBC
Public Policy Building, Room 407
410-455-3202
helms@umbc.edu
Public Policy, Room 407

School of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County publicpolicy.umbc.edu 410-455-3201

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