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Want to complete the program in twelve months?

While completing the degree in 12 months is possible, please consider the following crucial realities before choosing this path:

• Intense Workload: Graduate coursework requires a significantly higher time commitment. Taking 12 graduate credit hours in a single semester is equivalent to a 20-credit-hour undergraduate load.
• Full-Time Commitment Required: If you have a full-time job, family responsibilities, or other major obligations, this pace is not recommended. Success requires treating the program like a full-time job.
• Strict Admission & Registration Deadlines: Classes fill up immediately. To secure the exact schedule needed for a 12-month completion, you must register the day the window opens. This requires being admitted by these hard deadlines:
  • Summer or Fall Start: Must be admitted by March 1st.
  • Spring Start: Must be admitted no later than October 1st.
  • Note: Admission after these dates is possible, but limited class availability will likely prevent 12-month completion
• Historical Success Rate: Over the past four years, only two students have successfully finished the requirements in 12 months. The vast majority of students who attempt this accelerated pace ultimately transition to a four-semester timeline.

Sample 12-Month Completion Plan

Fall Semester - 12 Hours

PLS 4793 - Civic and Nonprofit Leadership

PLS 5054 - Research Methods

PLS 5073 - Political Behavior

PLS 5843 - Proseminar in Public Policy Research and Analysis 

Spring Semester - 12 Hours

PLS 4853 - Supreme Court OR PLS 4763 - Environmental Policy

PLS 4873 - Human Resource Management 

PLS 5153 - Cities, Politics, and Urban Policy 

PLS 5543 - Proseminar in Public Administration

Summer Semester - 9 Hours

PLS 4823 - Comparative Public Policy

PLS 5163 - State Govt and Policy in US Federal System OR PLS 5373 Proseminar in American Politics

PLS 5940 - Capstone

There is some flexibility in the electives, but if a semester’s plan deviates from the above list then you must consult with Dr. Jin Hong Kim (jhkim2@eiu.edu) to ensure you are on track to graduate.