Documents Interviews Program Explored through Eligibility Eligible programs University documents, Mission Faculty, For international programs, Eligibility 1 Process: is the program should be accredited administrators mostly. capable of being evaluated? (or similarly approved) and focused on professional education. Public Service Explored through Eligibility The mission, Mission, curriculum Faculty, Are stakeholders involved in Values 2 Process: the program should governance, and administrators, the mission review process? define the boundaries of its curriculum should students public service values and how emphasize public they are reflected through the service values. mission, governance, and curriculum of the program. Primary Focus Explored through Eligibility The primary focus of Mission, curriculum Faculty, Explored through the 3 Process: the program’s the program should be administrators, program’s articulation of primary focus should be to prepare students for students public service values, preparing public servants, as careers in public competencies, and demonstrated by their public service. employment outcomes. service values and competencies. Course of Explored through Eligibility The normal expectation Course catalog, Website Faculty, Non-US programs may Study 4 Process: programs should is the program course administrators count credit hours in provide evidence of significant of study be the different, but comparable, interaction among students, equivalent to 36-48 methods (i.e. the thesis may faculty, experiential learning, semester hours. not be credit bearing, but the profession, including required). across special conditions and cohorts.
Documents Interviews Program Eligibility 1 Explored through Eligibility Process: is the program capable of being evaluated? Eligible programs should be accredited (or similarly approved) and focused on professional education. University documents, Mission Faculty, administrators For international programs, mostly. Public Service Values 2 Explored through Eligibility Process: the program should define the boundaries of its public service values and how they are reflected through the mission, governance, and curriculum of the program. The mission, governance, and curriculum should emphasize public service values. Mission, curriculum Faculty, administrators, students Are stakeholders involved in the mission review process? Primary Focus 3 Explored through Eligibility Process: the program’s primary focus should be preparing public servants, as demonstrated by their public service values and competencies. The primary focus of the program should be to prepare students for careers in public service. Mission, curriculum Faculty, administrators, students Explored through the program’s articulation of public service values, competencies, and employment outcomes. Course of Study 4 Explored through Eligibility Process: programs should provide evidence of significant interaction among students, faculty, experiential learning, the profession, including across special conditions and cohorts. The normal expectation is the program course of study be the equivalent to 36-48 semester hours. Course catalog, Website Faculty, administrators Non-US programs may count credit hours in different, but comparable, methods (i.e. the thesis may not be credit bearing, but required).
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