Graduate Certificate in Public Management

The Certificate in Public Management program is a 15-credit-hour program of study in public management that is flexible enough to be adapted to the needs of pre-career and in-service individuals. Career employees of public and private sector agencies seeking courses in public management, and especially those changing from professional or technical roles to managerial roles, may find the certificate program beneficial.

Application and Admission

You must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university to apply. You should request an application form from the Division of Public and Environmental Affairs (DPEA), and submit the application documents, along with official transcripts of your college and university work, to the division director. An application fee of $30 is required of each student who has not previously enrolled in an Indiana University graduate program as a regularly admitted student.

Program Restrictions

1. Students enrolled in a certificate program must complete it within 15 credit hours of approved DPEA course work with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) or better. Failure to do so results in automatic dismissal from the certificate program.
2. Students who have completed more than three SPEA courses are not eligible for admission to the certificate program.
3. Transfer credit, course substitutions, or course waivers are not accepted for meeting the Certificate in Public Management requirements.
4. Students admitted to a DPEA graduate degree program are not eligible for admission to the certificate program or eligible for the awarding of a certificate.
5. Admission to or successful completion of a certificate program does not guarantee subsequent admission to any DPEA graduate degree program.
6. Students enrolled in the certificate program, and who apply to the M.P.A. program, must meet all M.P.A. admission requirements.
7. Students planning to request admission to a DPEA graduate degree program after successfully completing a certificate program should follow the regular application procedure outlined for the degree program.