ExCL MPA Curriculum
The Executive Command and Leadership program provides the opportunity for qualified individuals to complete training requirements for the award of Management and Executive Career Development Certification through the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.). The program consists of 12 courses with 480 hours of direct instruction, which is supplemented by blended independent / interactive online assignments. Each course requires 40 hours of direct instruction delivered through a mandatory face-to-face residency component. The residency component cannot be waived.
Training credit will only be granted for ExCL MPA coursework approved by the P.O.S.T. Council and completed through Reinhardt University. Training credit shall not be awarded for graduate courses completed at other institutions. Individuals seeking the award of career development training credit must meet the following conditions:
- Be in good standing with the Georgia P.O.S.T. Council or cleared by P.O.S.T. for training and employment;
- Acceptance into the ExCL Master of Public Administration program as a degree seeking student;
- Attend 90% or more of each course residency component as scheduled through Reinhardt University;
- Obtain a cumulative final average of 80% or higher in each course;
- Maintain good standing as a degree seeking student in the Master of Public Administration program.
ExCL MPA Program Courses | |
MPA 600 Public Administration and Policy | 3 |
MPA 605 Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MPA 610 Research Methods | 3 |
MPA 611 Applied Statistics for Public Decision Making | 3 |
MPA 615 Special Topics in Public Administration* | 3 |
MPA 620 Budgeting and Finance | 3 |
MPA 625 Human Services Administration | 3 |
MPA 630 Administrative Law | 3 |
MPA 635 Ethics in Public Service | 3 |
MPA 640 Criminal Justice Administration | 3 |
MPA 645 Police Administration | 3 |
MPA 655 Criminal Justice Policy | 3 |
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS | 36 |
Contact
Admission Questions: 770-720-5526
Office of Admissions
Reinhardt University
7300 Reinhardt Circle
Waleska, GA 30183-2981
gradadmissions@reinhardt.edu