UA Board of Trustees Approves an Online Executive Master of Public Service Degree Program

At its regular meeting today on the campus of Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas in Nashville, Ark., the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved an online Executive Master of Public Service (EMPS) degree program to be offered by the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.

The 36 credit-hour degree, which now goes before the Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board for final approval at the July 29th meeting, is designed for mid-career professionals who have significant public service work experience. The program will be offered in collaboration with eVersity, the University of Arkansas System’s 100% online, independent university that offers career-ready degrees taught by UA System faculty.

Set to launch in the summer of 2017, the degree will be offered over a period of 24 consecutive months, with 12 eight-week semesters, at a total cost to students of $33,600.

“Based on the success of our Master of Public Service degree program, we are optimistic that this new executive online degree will attract professionals from all over the country and the world who are pursuing careers and can’t relocate to Little Rock,” said Skip Rutherford, dean of the Clinton School.

Anyone interested in pursuing an Executive Master of Public Service degree can contact the admissions office by emailing admissions@clintonschool.uasys.edu.