Advising

Advising is available for students based on the nature of the question or problem involved. Usually the best approach is to email the person involved, and an appointment can be scheduled if needed. Students should consult the appriate advising link on this page.

Question about...	What to do and who to contact...
Admissions	Office of Graduate Admissions
Course registration for new students	Follow the procedures in your admissions letter and attend the New Student Orientation
Course registration advising for continuing students	Contact your specialization advisor
Course registration problems for continuing students	Program Directors Professor Peter Mameli Professor Ned Benton
Course Overtallies	Professor Marilyn Rubin Professor Ned Benton
Qualifying Examination	See the MPAQE Student Guide, and access the MPA Student Center in Blackboard for information about exam scheduling, questions, and results. For additional information contact the MPAQE Coordinator, Professor Judy-Lynne Peters.
Specialization Selection Advising	Contact the Specialization Advisors - see table below
Specialization Declaration	Declaration of Specialization Procedure
Career Advising	Log in to the MPA Careers Page and the MPA Student Center in Blackboard.
Specialization validation for graduation	Effective for February 2010 Graduation ... Contact the Specialization Advisors if a substitution is needed for your graduation - see table below
West Point Program	Program Deputy Director Professor William Pammer Program Administrator Diana Neff
National Online MPA IG Program	Program Deputy Director Professor Jay Hamilton Program Administrator Diana Neff
SaturdayMPA	SaturdayMPA Coordinator Professor Jeanne-Marie Col
Grade Appeals	First contact your professor. If the issue cannot be resolved, contact Office of Graduate Studies which administers the grade appeal procedure.
Apply for Graduation	Obtain the form from OneStop and file it with OneStop.

Specialization Advising

Specialization advising is available for students in-person or online - within the MPA Student Center which you access through Blackboard.

Within the MPA Student Center there is a discussion formu for each specialization, where students can discuss with the specialization advisors issues such a career planning, and course scheduling.

The following table lists the specialization advisors.

MPA Track	Specialization	Advisors
MPA - Regular	Management and Operations	Professor O'Hara Professor Pammer
MPA - Regular	Human Resources Management	Professor Colvin
MPA - Regular	Criminal Justice Policy and Administration	Professor Benton
MPA - Regular	Court Administration	Professor Benton
MPA - Regular	Urban Affairs	Professor D'Agostino
MPA - Regular	Law and Public Management	Professor Benton
MPA - Regular	Emergency Management	Professor Corbett
MPA IG	Investigation and Operational Inspection	Professor Mameli
MPA IG	Fiscal Policy Analysis and Oversight	Professor Rubin Professor Lu
MPA IG	Organizational Assessment and Monitoring	Professor Schwester
MPA IG	International Inspection and Oversight	Professor Col Professor Apaza

 

 

 

Advising Links...

• The Curriculum
• Advising Documents and Forms
  • Declaration of Specialization
    • The Declaration Form
  • The MPA Qualifying Exam Student Guide
  • Old Qualifying Exam Guidelines
    • Old Qualifying Exam Application
  • Capstone Guidelines
  • The MPA Advising Procedure
• JayStop - MYJJC
• The John Jay Career Development Center
• The Graduate Career Advising Office
• The MPA Careers Page