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University of Colorado Denver

School of Public Affairs
 

Costs & Schedule


  • Participants complete 12 courses to obtain the Certified Public Manager certificate.
  • Participants may start with any course except the capstone which is designed to be completed at the end of the program.
  • Participants may complete the coursework in 12 consecutive months or may  skip months and complete the program at a slower pace.   All requirements for the certificate must be completed within three years.  There is one course offered each month.
  • Each course consists of 25 hours of instruction and student preparation time. Courses are designed as two-day modules, with the first day being face-to-face and the second online (the online is the equivalent of one face-to-face day of instruction).
  • The cost of each course is $300.
  • Participants may choose to complete the Rocky Mountain Leadership Program or the Denver Community Leadership Forum (DCLF) as part of the CPM curriculum.  The Rocky program or DCLF counts as four leadership courses towards the CPM certificate (i.e. Rocky or DCLF participants skip three CPM courses, but may not skip the capstone course).
  • Participants who complete the CPM program are eligible to receive six graduate credit hours toward the Master of Public Administration degree or the Master of Criminal Justice degree at the UCD School of Public Affairs.
  • Participants who have earned a MPA degree from the UCD School of Public Affairs (or another NASPAA accredited program) may count four MPA courses toward the required 12 classes needed to earn the CPM certificate.
  • The CPM program is recognized by the Veterans Administration as reimbursable training for those qualified to receive that benefit. Please contact us for more information.

Schedule for Colorado-CPM Courses: 2013-2014

(course sequence subject to change, but dates are firm)

All onsite sessions except for Rocky are on the 2nd Saturdays of the month

 

January 12th, 2013

A22012 Strategic Planning and Management

 

Gary Sears

UCD

 

February 9th, 2013

L32012 Leading Effective Teams

 

Dr. Dallas Everhart 

UCD

 

March  9th, 2013

M42012 Improving Communications & Facilitation

 

Dr. Jane Hansberry

UCD

 

April 13th, 2013

L42012 Resolving  Conflict & Negotiating Agreements

 

Clint Kinney

UCD

 

May 11th, 2013

M12013 Serving and Engaging the Public

 

Jon Peacock

UCD

June 8th, 2013

L12013 Knowing and Managing Yourself

 

Maureen Ediger

UCD

July 13th, 2013

M32013 Leading Organizational Innovation and Change

 

Prof. Jessica Sowa

UCD

 

August 10th, 2013

A12013 Administrative Law

 

Carolynne White

UCD

 

September 14th, 2013

M22013 Managing Human Resources


Prof. Mark Collins

UCD

October 12th, 2013

L22013 Understanding and Promoting Ethical Behavior 

 

Aden Hogan

UCD

October 21-26th, 2013

RF2013

Rocky Mountain Leadership Program option

Waives 4 CPM Leadership courses

Colorado Springs

November 9th, 2013

A32013 Budgeting & Financial Management

 

Margaret Browne

UCD

December 2013

No course offered

 

January 11th, 2014

A22013 Strageic Planning and Management


Gary Sears

UCD

 

February 8th, 2014

L32013 Leading Effective Teams

 

Dr. Dallas Everhart 

UCD

 

March 8th, 2014

M42013 Improving Communications & Facilitation

 

Dr. Jane Hansberry

UCD

 

April 12th, 2014

L42013 Resolving  Conflict & Negotiating Agreements

 

Clint Kinney

UCD

 

Course cycle begins in May, but you can start with any course except the capstone

Note: Capstone can be taken at anytime once all other CPM courses have been completed.

 

 

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