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How to be admitted into our online nonprofit management program
A-State Online offers a streamlined admission process for both new students and transfers. Students who are interested in the MPA online program must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Review full admission requirements below.
Admission Requirements:
Online application
Official transcripts
Bachelor's degree
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with at least 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale or at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours
500-word Statement of Purpose
Note: If you have a 3.0 – 3.199 cumulative GPA, you must make a grade of "B" or better during the first 9 hours of graduate work at Arkansas State University.
If your transcript(s) do not reflect grades of “C” or higher in courses on American national government and Research Methods, you will be required to take these courses prior to or during the first graduate enrollment period.
Application submission requirements
Complete online application
Pay the nonrefundable $30 application fee
Send official transcript(s) from the college/university attended. Official transcripts are sealed transcripts sent from the granting institution.
Submit a 500-word Statement of Purpose
Submit all documents to:
A-State Online P.O. Box 2520 State University, AR 72467
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