Admission is open to students who have completed a bachelor's degree. No specific field or undergraduate major is required for admission. The GPA requirements for consideration for full admission is an overall bachelor GPA of 2.8 or greater or 3.05 for the last 60 credit hours. Provisional admission may be granted for those with an overall GPA between 2.5 and 2.79. Additionally, applicants must submit the following:

For students who have an overall GPA below 3.0 a standardized test score from the GRE, GMAT, or LSAT.
A copy of their current resume (especially important for in-service students to ascertain their professional experience). IELTS-6.5, TOEFL IBT-79
A personal essay explaining why the study and completion of a MPA degree will help with their personal or professional goals.