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MPA Mid-Career Option (MCO)

Students may earn up to 12-credit hours for work experience by applying for Mid-Career Option Credit. Those who receive less than 9 MCO credits will be required to take one additional course, V547 Dispute Resolution. Those who receive less than 6 MCO credits will be required to take the V547 Dispute Resolution course and V590 Research in Public Affairs course.

U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2009
Founded in 1972, Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs (IU SPEA) is currently the largest school of public affairs in the country. Its master's degree in public affairs ranks second among 250 public affairs programs nationally (tied with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government). It is the highest ranked public affairs degree at a public university by US News and World Report. IU SPEA is ranked number one in the nation in environmental policy and management, and nonprofit management, and third in the nation in public finance and budgeting specialties.