The University of Arkansas System
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service (UACS) was established by the University Board of Trustees on January 29, 2004, as a new academic institution within the University of Arkansas System. Since accreditation is granted only to mature institutions, the Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program will initially be accredited through a consortium of the three largest graduate campuses within the System that are licensed to open new degree programs: the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF); the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR); and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Each campus brings a wealth of resources to the partnership, including a history of scholarship and academic integrity, with specialty faculties that can provide an instant infusion of excellence into the new UACS teaching program. UAF offers master’s degrees in public administration and political science and a doctoral program in public policy. UALR offers master’s degrees in public administration, criminal justice, health services administration, and political science. UAMS has a master’s degree programs in public health (major track in health policy), health services administration, a pending doctoral degree in health policy. Law and business schools exist at both UAF and UALR. Elective courses can be taken at the UACS as well as at any of these other University of Arkansas campuses while core MPS courses will be available only at the UACS, located at Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock.
For more information on the UA System, visit www.uasys.edu.