Degree Requirements for Tribal Governance

MPA Tribal Governance Degree Requirements

(Each student must have a 4 credit statistics class prior to admission to Evergreen MPA)

1st Year Core

• FALL: Context of Public Administration (6 credits)
• WINTER: Doing Democratic Public Administration (6 credits)
• SPRING: Policy, Finance and Budgeting for Public Administration (6 credits) (new course)

2nd Year Core

• FALL: Analytical Techniques for Public Service I (6 credits)
• WINTER: Analytical Techniques for Public Service II (6 credits)
• SPRING: Capstone (6 credits)

Tribal Concentration:

• 1ST and 2nd Year Core (36 credit hours) + 20 Tribal Concentration credit hours + 4 elective credit hours = 60 credit hours

Tribal Concentration Series: (20 Credits)

• First year Fall: The Path to Sovereignty
• First year Winter: Intergovernmental Relations
• First year Spring: Tribal Organization and Structure
• Second year Fall: Reservation Economies
• Second year Winter: Policy for Tribal Governments

Capstone Project

• Second year Spring ( 6 credits)
• Electives (4 credits)
• Total credits for degree (60 credits)

Course Delivery

• Cohort meets 5 times/weekends per quarter
• Weekends are generally 1- 5pm Fri. Sat. 8-5, and Sunday 8-5
• First 3 meetings each quarter will focus on a core course
• Second 2 meetings each quarter will focus on a tribal concentration course

For more in-depth information on the curriculum of the Tribal Governance concetration please click here.