What are the prerequisite courses for admission?
For the MPA, recommended preparatory courses are introductory microeconomics, upper level Algebra or calculus and an American government course. For the MIPA recommended preparation courses are introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics, upper level algebra or calculus, intermediate level of a second language, and a course in comparative politics or international relations. If students have not taken a microeconomics course but have strong quantitative skills, the admission committee may waive the microeconomics prerequisite course. See Admissions.