Continuing Professional Development through the Management Development
Centers
The MDCs have established partnerships with two prominent universities
that support our commitment to leadership development. Our partnerships are intended
to provide our graduates with enhanced opportunities to join with their colleagues
from other public agencies-Federal, state and local-as well as those from the
nonprofit sector, in advanced degree programs designed for:
- Public
or nonprofit sector executives who seek the opportunity to engage in structured
studies in public management and policy
- Senior professionals contemplating
a career change who can benefit from acquiring an advanced degree
- Managers
on the verge of promotion into senior ranks who wish to enhance their analytic,
managerial and leadership skills
Through our partnership with the Graduate School
of Public Affairs (GSPA) at the University of Colorado at Denver, MDC participants
can earn an Executive Masters in Public Administration (MPA). The program offers
a combination of courses taken from the MDCs (up to 18 credit hours) with courses
completed online.
Through our partnership with American
University, MDC courses can be applied toward university credit. MDC courses can
count for up to 12 credit hours toward American University's Master of Public
Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree, or toward AU's
Key Executive MPA program.
American
Council on Education (ACE)
Many courses offered by the MDCs are certified by the American
Council on Education (ACE) for college or graduate credit. The credit
hours vary depending on the length and content of the course. ACE
serves as a registry for students to collect ACE-certified course
credits for nontraditional training courses. After paying a one-time
fee to establish a transcript with ACE, students can use ACE to
collect and maintain a permanent record of classes and credits.
The ACE transcript is accepted for transfer credit at most universities,
depending on specific degree programs. The transcript also serves
as an easy way for degreed participants to document continuous learning.
Receiving
College-Level and Graduate-Level Credit
In keeping with our commitment to continuous learning to foster
informed and creative leadership in the Federal Service, the MDCs
offer several ways to turn your quality educational experiences
with us into graduate-level university credit toward an advanced
degree.
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