Required of all MPA and MUP students, the Capstone Program is part of Wagner's clinical initiative and provides students with a year long consulting or research project to resolve a problem or conduct an analysis for a public service organization. Generally, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and have completed the schoolwide core courses and some specialization coursework to be considered ready to take Capstone.
Information sessions in the spring provide students more details on registering for a Capstone course and undertaking the Capstone project. Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy students typically choose one of the following Capstone courses:
