A prerequisite is that the student must have earned 27 units creditable for undergraduate degree purposes, including completion of at least one course in statistics and eight units in accounting, business administration, economics, or political science. Considerable emphasis is placed on the quality and course distribution of undergraduate preparation. When a student is accepted into the MPPM program, a list of courses is designated as replacements for his or her remaining undergraduate requirements. When the replacement courses have been taken, the student will be awarded the B.A. or B.S. degree. The MPPM degree is awarded on completion of graduate requirements.
Students take two academic courses during each term and complete a three-term externship.
The program of study involves eight courses that may be completed in one year. The curriculum is organized around core courses, an externship and elective courses. The externship is a twenty-hour per week opportunity to be integrated into the American business community. In the immediate area, there are six Fortune 500 companies and four of the 100 Best Companies in America. This graduate certificate program is designed for students whose undergraduate degrees have been earned at foreign colleges and universities.