The Master of Arts in Public Policy and Evaluation (MAPPE) is a joint program that combines public policy, evaluation, and strong methodology to build expertise in the areas below.

• Organizational and process implementation techniques
• Technical aspects of outcome evaluations
• Political issues of evaluation, including stakeholder/constituent roles
• Aspects of empowerment
• Ethical requirements of the policy analyst/evaluator

Working closely with an advisor, students enjoy considerable individual flexibility to customize a program that builds important skills for a wide range of careers.

Degree Requirements

Coursework.  The program requires 48 units.

Final Paper Portfolio.  All students are required to submit two papers to the program office.  One paper must be written during the student’s first semester in the program.  A second paper should represent the student’s best work and may come from any subsequent semester that the student is enrolled in the program.  Papers are used for accreditation reviews of the program.

Transfer Credit.  Units from graduate programs outside CGU may not be applied to this degree program.

University Policies.  University policies detailed in the Academic Policies  section of the Bulletin apply.