Second Concentration: Accelerated MPA

Undergraduate students at Rutgers-Newark must complete an 18-credit second concentration within the 120 total credits required for an undergraduate degree.

The Accelerated MPA (BA/MPA or BS/MPA) as a second concentration is an undergraduate concentration that allows qualified students to take 18 out of 42 credits of the MPA degree as an undergraduate student.

Quick Facts

• For: Matriculated undergraduate students at Rutgers-Newark
• Modality: On Campus / Online
• Credits: 18 (taken as an undergraduate for the second concentration requirement)
• Courses: 6 graduate courses taken during undergraduate study, at undergraduate level tuition rate (if taken during fall and spring semesters)
• Program Director: Michael Dillard, EdD

Eligibility for Second Concentration

Students must:

• have completed at least 75 undergraduate credits
• maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher
• be a matriculated undergraduate student at a school on the Rutgers-Newark campus
• submit an application before taking Accelerated MPA classes
  • set up a meeting with Rutgers SPAA's assistant dean for undergraduate programs before submitting an application

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Questions?

If you have questions about a program or the application process, contact Aaron Gibbs, associate dean of student and academic services, at algibbs@rutgers.edu.