We recommend a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.00 scale in the first three years of undergraduate study in order to apply for admission to the graduate segment of the combined program. Entering undergraduates are eligible for merit awards, funded scholarships and grants, tuition benefits and applicable federal financial aid, including loans and employment. Financial aid continues through the fourth year as long as the awards are justified by financial need and academic performance. Students reapply for aid each year. The Graduate School and the Department of Public Administration grant merit-based awards and appointments to their most outstanding students.
Awards are highly competitive and include fellowships, scholarships and assistantships.
Graduate students may also apply to the University for need-based financial aid. Students are charged the regular, full-time tuition rate during the four undergraduate years. Thereafter, for the summers and the fifth academic year, students are charged at the full-time tuition rate for graduate students in Public Administration. Participants complete all Liberal Arts Core and Environmental Sciences major and Arts and Sciences graduation requirements by the end of the fourth year when the Bachelor of Science degree is awarded. Students must also successfully complete Political Science 121, Economics 101-102 or 203, and undergraduate statistics during the first three years.