Master of Public Administration (Executive)–MPA(Exec) 288 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the MPA(Exec) degree shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree;

(ii) had at least five years of relevant work experience (the Head of the School of Government may waive this requirement in special cases); and

(iii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. (a) Except as provided in (b), the course of study for the MPA(Exec) shall consist of courses worth at least 288 points, including:

(i) PADM 501, PADM 512

(ii) Six courses from PADM 502–507, PADM 515

(iii) Three further courses from PADM 502–511, PADM 515.

(b) With the permission of the head of school, a candidate who has already completed a course equivalent to PADM 504 and/or PADM 507 may substitute a further elective from PADM 508–511. 

(c) (i) Courses passed at another participating university shall be treated as if they were courses of this university.

(ii) Candidates shall not obtain credit towards the degree for any course credited to another qualification.

3. A candidate shall normally be enrolled for not less than four trimesters and shall complete the degree within five years of first enrolling in it. The head of school may extend that maximum period in special cases. 

4. The MPA(Exec) may be awarded with Distinction or Merit as described in the Assessment Handbook.