Program Overview

Program Overview

The Department of Sociology and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA) in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences together offer a dual bachelor of arts with a major in criminal justice (BA) and master of public administration (MPA) degree program.

Program Details

The BA/MPA allows students to complete 12 graduate credits as part of their undergraduate program, thereby decreasing the number of credits normally required for the master’s. All requirements for both degrees must be fulfilled.

Admission Criteria

All application materials for the MPA should be submitted to the Department of Sociology director of graduate studies. If approved by the Department of Sociology, all materials should then be submitted to TSPPPA by February 1 of the student’s junior year.

Program Structure

• The program is a dual degree program, combining a bachelor of arts with a major in criminal justice and a master of public administration.
  • The program allows students to complete 12 graduate credits as part of their undergraduate program.
• All requirements for both degrees must be fulfilled.

Program Requirements

• Students must fulfill all requirements for both the BA and MPA degrees.
• The program has specific application and submission deadlines, including February 1 of the student’s junior year for MPA application materials.