A Graduate Certificate of Public Management and Policy (GCPMP) can help professionals in the public sector advance their career, and can help students bolster their career prospects. The GCPMP is a 15-credit program that requires completion of at least 9 credits from a set of core courses. An additional 6 credits may be earned in other approved courses. GCPMP students are not required to designate a major professor and a Program of Study committee, because the Director of Graduate Education will approve course selection for each student.
Core (Choose 9 Credits)
507 Public Policy Proseminar
571 Organizational Theory in the Public Sector
574 Policy and Program Evaluation
578X Policy Implementation
580 Ethics and Public Policy
August 2025
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
202 Catt Hall,
2224 Osborn Dr,
AMES,
Iowa,
50011, United States
May 2025
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
202 Catt Hall,
2224 Osborn Dr,
AMES,
Iowa,
50011, United States
Iowa State requires a bachelor’s or higher degree from a regionally-accredited college or university prior to beginning graduate studies.
International degrees must be comparable to a US bachelor’s degree or higher from a college or university regionally accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education in that country.
A minimum cumulative grade point average equivalent to at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B grade) is required for admission.
The minimum scores accepted by the Graduate College are:
Internet Based TOEFL (iBT): 85
TOEFL Paper (PBT): 563
IELTS: 6.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE): 57
Duo Lingo English Test: 105
Application Deadlines: May1 (Fall); Oct 1 (Spring); and Mar 1 (Summer)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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