O'Neill School Of Public and Environmental Affairs
Graduate
Certificate Programs
Public Management
The Certificate in Public Management program is a 15-credit-hour program of study in public management. The certificate program is flexible enough to be adapted to the needs of precareer and in-service individuals. Graduate students in other disciplines can use the program to supplement their primary fields with course work in public management, possibly using the certificate courses as part or all of a doctoral or master's degree minor. Career employees of public and private sector agencies seeking courses in public management, and especially those changing from professional or technical roles to managerial roles, find the certificate program beneficial.
Admission Eligibility
The student must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university to apply.
Application
An online application and information may be obtained here. Application deadlines for the certificate programs are May 15 for the fall semester, September 15 for the spring semester, and March 15 for summer sessions. Students must pay a nonrefundable application fee.
Program Restrictions
- Students admitted to a O'Neill graduate degree program are not eligible for admission nor awarding of a certificate in the same concentration of their graduate degree.
- Transfer credit, course substitutions, or course waivers are not accepted for fulfilling the certificate requirements.
- Students enrolled in a certificate program can only confer the certificate with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) in all required coursework.
- A student may be dismissed if, after 9 credit hours of coursework, the GPA is below a 3.0.
- Admission to or successful completion of a certificate program does not guarantee subsequent admission to an O'Neill graduate degree program.
- Students enrolled in a certificate program who apply to an O'Neill graduate degree programs must meet all existing admission requirements, or may request a waiver if they complete at least three classes towards the certificate with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Certificate Requirements (15 credit hours)
Required Courses (12 credit hours)
FOUR of the following courses:
- SPEA-V 502 Public Management
- SPEA-V 512 Public Policy Process
- SPEA-V 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs
- SPEA-V 560 Public Finance and Budgeting
- SPEA-V 561 Public Human Resource Management
- SPEA-V 566 Executive Leadership
- SPEA-V 652 Managing Workforce Diversity in Public Organizations
Elective (3 credit hours)
ONE additional O'Neill graduate public affairs course from the following list: SPEA-V 511 or SPEA-V 513
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this certificate program, students shall:
- Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage public and nonprofit organizations.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.
