Program Requirement Checksheet

This checksheet is intended for students admitted through fall 2025.

EXECUTIVE MPA (EMPA): GLOBAL PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS

I. Core Courses [9 CREDITS]

Students must complete or waive all core courses.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits
EXEC-GP.1194	Strategic Leadership	EXEC-GP.3190	Spring	3
EXEC-GP.2201	Institutions, Governance, and Public Sector Reform	None	Fall	3
EXEC-GP.3190	EMPA Seminar: Leadership Confronted		Fall	3

II. ELECTIVES [18 total credits]

Students must complete 18 credits of electives.

✔	Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites	Typically offered	credits

III. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING [3 credits]

Students must choose to take a Wagner course abroad OR participate in an independent reading practicum.

TOTAL CREDITS IN DEGREE: 30

Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University Bulletin. All other content, including this webpage, is for informational purposes only. You can find the curriculum for this program on this page of the Bulletin.

NOTE: EXECUTIVE MPA AND CORE COURSE LIMIT

Students in the EMPA Public Service Leaders Program may not take CORE-GP 1020 Management and Leadership or CORE-GP 1021 Financial Management for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Organizations as electives towards their degree. EMPA PSL students wishing to take a core course as an elective may choose no more than one from the following: CORE-GP 1011 Statistical Methods for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Management; CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics for Public Management, Planning, and Policy Analysis; CORE-GP 1022 Introduction to Public Policy.