Texas Has
32 represenTaTIves
In THe u.s. House
of represenTaTIves.
Foreign Service officers usually have Master’s Degree Programs networking Matters
bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts or business. For jobs in Planning, employers look at majors Some careers require preparation in addition
They must also pass the Foreign Service in architecture, geography, geology, landscape to college. “If you want to be a lobbyist or
exam, says Brian Collins, director of architecture, civil engineering, or government, work in the State Legislature or Congress,”
the public administration program at says Brooks. Most planners have an advanced says Collins, “it’s all about networks.” He
Texas Tech University. “To pass the Foreign degree, however, says planner Vanessa Sarria, suggests volunteering for political campaigns
Service exam, students must be experts in executive director of Community Action as a way of breaking into these careers.
world history.” Network in Austin. “When it comes to analysis
In the National Security program of of issues and really getting involved with data,
study, students must have a bachelor’s degree people usually have a master’s degree.”
to become a commissioned officer in the Advanced degrees are also the standard in
military. The majority of commissioned the Public Administration & Management
officers come from Reserve Officers’ program of study. “Most people going into
Training Corps (ROTC) at colleges and public administration enter with either
universities. “The ROTC program provides a master’s in public administration or a
the discipline and leadership training” for master’s in public policy,” says Matthew
commissioned officers, says Lieutenant Upton, director of student services at the
Colonel Kevin Smith, who is in charge of George Bush School of Government at
admissions and enrollment for the U.S. Texas A&M University.
Army ROTC program at the University of Texas has some of the best public affairs
Texas at Arlington. graduate schools in the nation, as rated by
U.S. News & World Report. In 2004, the year
public affairs programs were last ranked,
the University of Texas at Austin was ninth
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for public-policy analysis, 10th for public
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management administration, and 16th for
public finance and budgeting.
T
ech prep in Texas is a great way to earn
For city management and urban policy,
college credits toward a technical career
the University of North Texas in Denton
while you’re still in high school. Tech prep
ranked tenth, while the University of Texas
programs center on “articulation agreements,”
at Arlington ranked 26th. Texas A&M
contracts between the student, his or her high
University at College Station was ranked
school, and community colleges the student
21st for its program in public management
would like to attend. The agreement includes
administration.
recommendations for courses to be completed
before graduation and outlines a two-year
degree or certificate program.
selected courses in a Tech prep plan cover
the same material as the equivalent college
course, allowing the student to receive what
is called advanced technical credit toward the
college degree. It’s like a bank account. The
credit is banked for you at the college, and you
withdraw it when you enroll.
for more information on Tech prep, visit
www.techpreptexas.org. ask your counselor
about advanced placement, dual credit, or
articulated courses and other opportunities to
earn college credit.
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