PGCert in Public Administration

This graduate certificate in public administration gives working professionals and prospective MPA students an advanced look at public administration concepts and practice. The program holds NASPAA accreditation. It totals 12 credits and can be finished in as few as two semesters, though students may take longer. Courses are delivered mostly online, either asynchronously or through web-based videoconferencing, and the whole certificate can be completed remotely. The material applies to staff of government agencies, non-governmental organizations and nonprofits. Credits earned can later count toward the Master of Public Administration at Indiana State, and international applicants who meet admission requirements may apply. The program was established within the Department of Political Science in 1976 and is managed by a full-time director who also advises students in the MPA and two graduate certificates.