Candidates with private-sector experience who are interested in a career in public management may be considered. Prospective applicants will complete the same application for admission to Valdosta State University graduate school that all other students must submit. The application may be downloaded from the internet or obtained directly from the graduate school. Students will be given further instructions once they have been admitted into the program.
Options are available for registering on-line or by telephone.
Tuition costs for the program are the same for other graduate instruction at VSU with several exceptions. Students may take from three to nine semester hours per semester. The normal full-time student load will be nine semester hours per semester. Students who enroll in the program at the rate of nine semester hours per semester and successfully meet course requirements will be able to complete the requirements in four consecutive semesters. Students will be allowed to enroll at the beginning of any semester.