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PH. D. in Public Affairs
The program is 46 credits beyond the master’s degree. Credits are divided into four categories:
1. Core courses (10 Credits: three three-credit courses and one one credit course).
2. Analytical Studies (12 Credits: four three-credit courses).
3. Special Substantive Area (Minimum 12 credits from four courses).
4. A dissertation (12 Credits; students may have to enroll in additional credits depending on progress toward completing their dissertation).
Students accepted to the program will be expected to take two courses each semester including the summer. In addition, during the first semester there is a one credit course that everyone will take that introduces the students to the Ph.D. program. In the first year, all students will take the same courses.
Admission Requirements
The School of Public Affairs at UNLV is now accepting applications for this program. Complete applications must be received by the Graduate College no later than April 10. Applicants will be notified by mid-June about when classes in the program will begin. Required admission materials include:
1. Application and fee to Graduate College. You may apply on line by clicking on the "Online Application" link below. Indicate your interest in a Ph.D. in Public Affairs. To expedite the admission process, you should send one application into the Graduate College and a copy to us. (The application fee goes to the Graduate College.)
2. Have copies of all your college transcripts sent to the Graduate College. However, if you received your Master’s degree from UNLV you do not need to get transcripts from the undergraduate colleges you attended. (The Admissions Committee is requesting that you also have a copy of your Master’s degree transcript sent directly to them.) The minimum GPA requirement is a 3.50 for graduate work.
3. Three letters of reference sent to the Admissions Committee. One letter should come from an individual who has supervised you in a work setting. A second letter must come from someone who can evaluate your ability to do work at the Ph.D. level (generally a faculty member from an earlier degree program).
4. You must submit a current resume.
5. A letter explaining your career goals and their relationship to you obtaining a Ph.D. In addition, you should clearly indicate your substantive area of interest (the area you intend to specialize in after meeting all of the core requirements). Possible substantive areas include: Public Management, Criminal Justice, Social Policy, Human Resource Management, Public Communication, and Program Planning and Evaluation.
6. A writing sample. The writing sample should be a paper completed while working on a master’s degree. If you do not have a manuscript readily available, you can submit a paper that you have published or done at work. If you use something from work, you must provide evidence that the manuscript was clearly your work product.
7. Satisfactory GRE Scores. A satisfactory GRE score would be combined minimum of 1,000 for both the verbal and the quantitative. If you have previously taken the Graduate Record Exam and met this requirement, the Admission Committee will accept those scores (regardless of when the exam was taken). Please submit a copy of your old scores directly to the Admission Committee. No one will be admitted without meeting this requirement.
If you have any questions, please contact Professor Lee Bernick at 895-1068.
Materials should be sent to:
School of Public Affairs
UNLV
Deadline for submission of materials is: April 10