Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, 178 Pillsbury Dr S E, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-1006; fax: 612-624-3377)

Program evaluation is an area of inquiry that uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to address questions of concern to policy makers, administrators, managers, and, in some cases, program participants. In this era of competing developments--increased accountability and the democratization of research activity--knowledge of program evaluation is a useful and valuable commodity. The program evaluation minor is an interdisciplinary effort providing intensive study of the techniques and process of evaluation and policy research, in addition to the social and political context within which program evaluation occurs. The graduate minor in program evaluation offers a coordinated set of courses designed for students who wish to have the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct evaluations combined with their graduate majors or professional fields of study. Courses include readings, discussions, and assignments designed to develop the skills essential to professionals intending to use or conduct evaluation in nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Program Evaluation director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements. Students pursuing Organizational, Leadership, Policy and Development or Educational Psychology degrees with evaluation-related concentrations are not eligible for the Program Evaluations minor.

Courses offered on both the A-F and S/N grading basis must be taken A-F. The minimum cumulative GPA FOR minor field coursework is 3.00.