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Program checklist · Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)

Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)

West Chester University of Pennsylvania · West Chester, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
44.0401
Total credits (published)
45
Credits (computed from items)
45
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216764
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216764_fc1502c0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Doctoral Study

1 item
  1. DPA 700
    3

Administrative Core

major core · 4 items
  1. DPA 701
    3
  2. DPA 702
    3
  3. DPA 703
    3
  4. DPA 704
    3

Methods Sequence

3 items
  1. DPA 705
    3
  2. DPA 706
    3
  3. DPA 707
    3

Concentration Area

concentration · 1 item
  1. May be selected from different departments such as: Public Policy and Administration, Criminal Justice, Geography and Planning, Graduate Social Work, Health, and Psychology.
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Dissertation Project

4 items
  1. DPA 801
    3
  2. DPA 802
    3
  3. DPA 803
    3
  4. DPA 804
    3
Source. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wcupa.edu/graduate/business-public-management/public-policy-administration/doctor-public-administration-dpa/. Captured page pages/0125.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.