A student who meets the above requirements may become a classified student if all following conditions are met:

Completes a minimum of 12 semester units of undergraduate coursework in the social sciences or business, six semester units of which must have been upper-division level. At least one of the courses must have been in economics. Upon recommendation of the public administration faculty, suitable practical experience may be substituted for a maximum of six units of the social science/business requirement,
completes a one-semester course in basic statistics,
satisfies at least one of the following GPA conditions:
At least a 3.0 in the undergraduate major and 2.75 in the last 60 units
Between 2.75 and 2.99 in the undergraduate major, 2.5 in the last 60 units, and at least 1000 combined score (vocabulary and math) on the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam
Between 2.75 and 2.99 in the undergraduate major, 2.75 in the last 60 units, and quality professional experience as evaluated by the M.P.A. coordinator based on job description, resume, two letters of reference and four years of professional administrative service
At least a 2.75 in the last 60 semester units and completion of the first 12 units of adviser-approved coursework in this program with a grade-point average of 3.0,
scores a minimum of 570 on the TOEFL (international students), and
approval of a study plan through consultation with the M.P.A. adviser.