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Course Overview

The mission of the MPA program is to give graduate students the opportunity to build their knowledge of politics, public policy and management and to enhance their analytic, problem solving, and communication skills.

MPA students at Mason have the research and cultural resources of the Washington, D.C. area at their disposal. Government agencies representing all levels in the U.S. federal system are located close to the campus, as are the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution. Another benefit is the wide range of internship opportunities available in governmental and nonprofit organizations. The MPA Program regularly has internship invitations from national, state, and local government organizations, as well as from nonprofit organizations whose principal work is at the local, state, national, or international levels. Many of these internships are paid positions.

MPA courses are held at the Fairfax and the Arlington campuses during the week and on the weekend in an accelerated format.

Entry Requirement 

English Language Requirements:

Mason students participate in rigorous graduate coursework as part of their university educational experience. Therefore, students at Mason must have full command of academic English at the graduate level in order to be successful throughout their studies. All new graduate students are expected to accurately comprehend written graduate-level English, clearly understand rapidly spoken English in classroom lectures and in professional settings, write with proper grammar and syntax, and be able to respond quickly in English using a vocabulary appropriate for collegiate settings.

For this reason, Mason has a high standard of English proficiency for graduate admission. All Mason graduate programs strictly require applicants to meet that English proficiency standard. Applicants who have earned a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico), Canada (excluding province of Quebec), Commonwealth Caribbean (Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, Belize, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago), United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand are considered to have met that standard. All other applicants are required to take an English proficiency examination and meet minimum scores set by Mason in order to be considered for admission. The TOEFL, Pearson Test of English, IELA, or IELTS exams can be used to meet this requirement.

Degree Requirements:

1. TOEFL (MyBest Scores Accepted)

IBT - 88 points total AND a minimum of 20 points in each section

  • Graduate School of Business - 93 points total AND a minimum of 20 points in each section
  • Graduate School of Engineering - 80 points total, no minimum section scores

PBT - 570 points

2. IELTS - Academic

6.5 total band score

  • Graduate School of Business - 7.0 total band score AND a minimum of 7.0 in each subsection

3. Pearson Test of English

59 overall score

4. IELA Graduate

An overall score of 176

  • Graduate School of Business - 185 overall scores AND a minimum of 185 in each subsection

5. INTO-Mason Academic English

Level 7 

All English proficiency scores are valid for two years from the test date. Official test scores must be provided directly from the testing agency. For TOEFL, IELTS, and the Pearson Test of English, please make sure you have scores sent to the Mason Office of Graduate Admissions. It is not necessary to use the exact department code as test scores arrive to our institution electronically.

Fees

In-state full-time/year : $9446

Out-of-state full-time/year : $25430


This information was accurate on : 17/12/2020
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