EXPECT RESULTS
APPLY TODAY | New students are admitted in fall quarter. | Public & Nonprofit Administration and Public Policy concentrations admit students every year. | Tribal Governance concentration admits new students every other year, in even-numbered years. | Starting in fall 2019, we will begin admitting students to the MPA Tacoma program.
EMILY WASHINES MPA ’10 Public Information Specialist with Yakama Nation Fisheries
KROSBIE CARTER MPA ’17 Director of Thurston Thrives
Visit evergreen.edu/mpa for admission requirements.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST This list is subject to change.
The priority application deadline for each fall quarter is February 1. Submit the following to be considered for admission:
Online graduate admission application + application fee Official transcripts from every college or university attended A typed statement of purpose, no more than three double-spaced pages SETH KIRBY MPA ’07 Executive Director of Oasis Youth Center
SUSAN LUCAS MPA ’13
Chief Operating Officer, Washington State Health Care Authority
KORBETT MOSESLY MPA ’17
Director of Family Stability Initiatives for United Way of Pierce County
CAREERS FOR TOMORROW Evergreen MPA graduates gain skills and knowledge that they can apply to a wide range of professional careers. Students and graduates are valued by employers for their critical thinking, analysis, and mindfulness of social justice issues. MPA graduates are employed by public and nonprofit organizations throughout the country and abroad, including:
A typed public policy essay of no more than five double-spaced pages
(essay guidelines at evergreen.edu/mpa/apply)
Contact info for two recommenders Résumé
evergreen.edu/mpa/apply
COSTS & FINANCIAL AID Our program is one of the most affordable MPA degrees in the Northwest, with tuition and fees at about half the cost of our competitors. Most MPA students are eligible for some form of financial aid. Financial aid resources include federal student loans, scholarships, tuition waivers, and work-study. Visit evergreen.edu/mpa/finaid. Fill out the FAFSA (fafsa.ed.gov) as soon as possible after January 1 to qualify for need-based financial aid, which includes loans, scholarships, fellowships, and tuition waivers. For current tuition rates and financial aid information, visit evergreen.edu/costs.
GET A HEAD START ON YOUR DEGREE
If you have a bachelor’s degree you may try us out and take up to 12 MPA elective credits before you apply for admission. Contact the MPA Program Assistant one week before the start of the quarter to find out which classes are open and how to register. See evergreen.edu/mpa/reginfo for details.
evergreen.edu/mpa • (360) 867-6554 The Evergreen State College has been accredited continuously by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since receiving initial accreditation in 1974.
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