Undergraduate Program Management
NASPAA Undergraduate Guidelines 2016
These guidelines were developed by NASPAA's Undergraduate Committee as an update to NASPAA's 1997 Undergraduate Guidelines and adopted in 2016.
2019 Undergraduate Survey Results
Undergraduate Program Engagement
Undergraduate Committee
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Guidelines and Examples
Please note, examples included in the section have been provided by programs. While the Undergraduate Committee supports the sharing of examples, the NASPAA Undergraduate Guidelines are the only document on this page endorsed by the Undergraduate Committee and approved by the Executive Council.
Example Review of Park University BPA using NASPAA Standards -- Please note this document has not been reviewed by or approved by COPRA and is only an example of how one might use NASPAA's Masters Accreditation Standards to review an undergraduate program.
Providing NASPAA Data
Please take the time to complete NASPAA's Undergraduate Survey. This annual survey is used to help us track trends in the field of undergraduate public affairs education. The results are shared at NASPAA's fall Annual Conference. The data is also used to populate NASPAA's list of: Schools who offer an Undergraduate Program.
Highlighted Scholarly Articles
Going beyond study abroad: An introduction to United States and Chinese joint undergraduate degree programs in public affairs education
Continuing to build knowledge: Undergraduate nonprofit programs in institutions of higher learning
