Program requirements

• The dual degree program requires 48 credit hours of graduate coursework
• A maximum of 6 transfer credit hours may be applied to the degree requirements.
• Students at the University are expected to maintain progress in their degree program, as defined by being in "good academic standing." Good academic standing requires minimally a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on all University of Colorado course work.

Required courses

Students must complete the 6 required MPA courses below, for a total of 18 credit hours. All course descriptions can be found in the Graduate Academic Catalog.

• PUAD 5001 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Service (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5002 - Organizational Management and Behavior (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5004 - Economics and Public Finance (3 credit hours) -OR- PUAD 5503 - Public Budgeting and Finance (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5005 - The Policy Process and Democracy (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5006 - Public Service Leadership and Ethics (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5008 - Evidence-Based Decision-Making (3 credit hours)

In addition, students must complete the 3 required MCJ courses below, for a total of 9 credit hours.

• CRJU 5001 - Criminal Justice Systems, Policies and Practice (3 credit hours)
• CRJU 5002 - Criminological Theory (3 credit hours)
• CRJU 5005 - Law and Society (3 credit hours)

In addition, students must complete the capstone course below, for a total of 3 credit hours.

• PUAD 5361 - Capstone Seminar  (3 credit hours)

Also, student must fulfill the requirement below:

• PUAD 5003 - Research and Analytic Methods (3 credit hours) -OR-
• CRJU 5003 - Research Methods (3 credit hours) PLUS CRJU 5004 - Statistics for Criminal Justice (3 credit hours)

Elective courses

The remaining credits can be fulfilled by taking a combination of elective Public Administration and Criminal Justice courses. The elective courses must be approved by the program directors. All course descriptions can be found in the Graduate Academic Catalog.