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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Application for admission to a certificate program may be made at any time during the year. Admission requirements for certificate programs are the same as for the Master of Science in Public Services Management. Students desiring to take more than 12 hours must be admitted to a degree program. If a student elects to pursue both a certificate and the M.S. degree within the Public Services Graduate Program, one certificate course may be applied toward the M.S. degree, with permission from the Program Director.

ACADEMIC PROGRESS
Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each course that is to be counted for graduate credit. The student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of B- (2.70) or better in order to remain in good standing and complete requirements for a certificate.

CERTIFICATE IN ADMINISTRATIVE FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC SERVICE
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

This program is designed for individuals who wish to pursue course work in a specific area of public service administration. This certificate is awarded upon successful completion of 12 quarter hours of graduate credit. Students may select courses of interest, subject to approval by the Program Director or designated advisor.

MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management
Students choose two more courses with the Director’s approval.

CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

This program is designed for government and nonprofit administrators with financial responsibilities who want to develop analytical skills and to stay current amid changing accounting rules, new government regulations and evolving financing techniques. In three courses, students cover the essentials of microeconomics and financial administration with special emphasis on budgeting and accounting principles unique to local government and the nonprofit sectors.

Successful completion of a minimum of 12 quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four quarter hours.

MPS 514 Government Financial Administration OR
MPS 515 Nonprofit Financial Administration OR
MPS 516 Management of Information Technology
MPS 541 Economic Foundations of Public Services
MPS 553 Management Control in Nonprofits and Government

CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

This program is designed for health care professionals who want to develop analytical skills and to stay current amid changing accounting rules, new government regulations and health care management techniques. In three courses, students cover the essentials of health care administration with special emphasis on managed care principles and practices. Successful completion of a minimum of 12 quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four quarter hours.

Required Course (four quarter hours):
MPS 537 Health Care Delivery Systems

Elective Courses (eight quarter hours) Select two from the following:
MPS 531 Financing and Costing in Health Care
MPS 534 Medical Sociology
MPS 535 Issues in Health Care
MPS 562 Introduction to Health Law

CERTIFICATE IN METROPOLITAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

This certificate program is designed for individuals who want to develop analytical skills and stay current on issues of regional land use, transportation, and economic development. It provides students with a perspective on the institutions of municipal and metropolitan planning and issues affecting the delivery of public services, and it explores innovative solutions to urban and suburban development problems. This certificate is offered in conjunction with The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development. The Institute offers a variety of programs regarding land use, infrastructure and transportation in the region.

Successful completion of a minimum of 12 quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four quarter hours.

Required Course (four quarter hours)
MPS 571 Metropolitan Planning

Elective Courses (eight quarter hours):
Select two from the following:
MPS 526 Local Government Administration
MPS 529 Strategic Planning
MPS 541 Economic Foundations of Public Service
MPS 543 Policy Implementation in a Bureaucratic and Political Context
MPS 546 Advocacy and Public Policy
MPS 574 Community Organization and Urban Development

CERTIFICATE IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

This program is for nonprofit or NGO managers who wish to strengthen skills and expand their knowledge of leadership practice and theory. Students take MPS 520, Values Centered Leadership, MPS 521, Leadership and Management, and one course approved by the Director.

Successful completion of a minimum of 12 quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four quarter hours.

Required Courses (four quarter hours each):
   MPS 520 Values Centered Leadership
   MPS 521 Leadership and Management

Elective Courses:
   MPS 500 Introduction to Public Service Management
   MPS 502 Ethics in International Administration
   MPS 504 Ethics in Administration
   MPS 510 International Dimensions of Public Service
   MPS 511 Sustainable Development & NGOs
   MPS 530 Analysis of Nonprofit Organizations
   MPS 611 Management of International NGOs
   MPS 615 Intercultural Communication in Organizations
   MPS 613 Comparative Public Policy

CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (CCD)
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

This program puts community development specialists on the cutting-edge of organization planning, leadership development, and program evaluation. The program allows established and emerging professionals to broaden their perspective on urban-development programs in an inter-disciplinary learning environment by including knowledge from psychology, public service, and sociology.

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 16-quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four-quarter hours. Students then must participate in a non-credit research colloquium. Each participant of the colloquium makes a presentation before a small group of students and faculty members. No more than two courses earned toward the certificate shall come from one department. Please note that the list of courses is subject to change.

Required Course

MPS 571 Metropolitan Planning

Elective Courses
Select three (3) from the following:

MPS 526 Local Government Administration
MPS 572 Urban Poverty Seminar
MPS 573 Urban and Community Analysis
MPS 574 Community Organizations and Urban Development
PSY 654 Community Psychology
PSY 680 Introduction to Industrial-Organization Psychology
SOC 426 Policies and Urban Development
SOC 422 Urban and Community Analysis
SOC 424 Sociology of Housing

Students may also enroll in the following elective courses, with permission of the program director and often the approval of the instructor. Generally, participants will be limited to one (1) of these courses:

MPS 529 Strategic Planning
PSY 495 Grant Writing
PSY 520 Principles of Diversity
PSY 567 Special Topics Seminar: Empowerment
PSY 569 Seminar in Program Evaluation
SOC 423 Urban Cultural Areas (MLS 455)
SOC 432 Social Service in Contemporary Society
SOC 444 Law Enforcement and Community Relations