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PACE Summer 2026 Schedule
| Subject | Number | Section | Course Title | Summer Session | Units | Meeting Day | Start Time | End Time | Instruction Mode | Other Footnotes | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P A | 791 | 1 | Prevailing Issues in Public Administration | R1 | 3 | n/a | Online asynchronous | Joaquin | |||
| USP | 456 | 1 | Urban Community Organizing & Citizen Action | R1 | 3 | MW | 4:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | Online synchronous | Molofsky | |
| P A | 720 | 1 | Organization Design & Change Management | R2 | 3 | SAT | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | This class meets in person from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the following Saturdays: June 20th & 27th, July 18th & August 1st at SF State's Main Campus. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Hickey |
| USP | 560 | 1 | Urban Poverty & Policy | R2 | 3 | MW | 5:30 p.m. | 8:05 p.m. | Hybrid (Combination of online synchronous and online asynchronous) | Silverman | |
| P A | 725 | 1 | Managing Human Capital | R4 | 3 | n/a | Online asynchronous | MPA students will have registration priority. Other majors may add on a space available basis at first class meeting. | Morgan |
PACE Fall 2026 Schedule
| Subject | Number | Section | Course Title | Units | Meeting Day | Start Time | End Time | Instruction Mode | Other Footnotes | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRN | 500 | 1 | Aging and Society | 3 | TU | 16:00 | 18:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the following Tuesdays, from 4 - 6:45 pm: 8/25, 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Takagi |
| GRN | 705 | 1 | Aging in a Multidimensional Context | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Online asynchronous | Takagi | |
| GRN | 735 | 1 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging and Social Services | 3 | Tu | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online synchronous) | Class meets in person on the following Tuesdays, from 6 - 8:45 pm: 8/25, 9/29, 10/27 & 12/8. The class meets synchronously via Zoom from 6 - 8:45 pm on all other Tuesdays during the semester. | Bonahec |
| Subject | Number | Section | Course Title | Units | Meeting Day | Start Time | End Time | Instruction Mode | Other Footnotes | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 700 | 1 | Foundations of Governance & Management | 3 | W | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the main campus, 6 - 8:45 pm, on the following Wednesdays: 8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4 & 12/2. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Joaquin |
| PA | 705 | 1 | Design & Consumption of Research | 3 | W | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the main campus, 6 - 8:45 pm, on the following Wednesdays: 9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/18 & 12/9. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Takagi |
| PA | 715 | 1 | Policy Process & Civic Engagement | 3 | M | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the main campus, 6 - 8:45 pm, on the following Mondays: 8/31, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16 & 12/7. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Shea |
| PA | 722 | 1 | Performance Management & Planning | 3 | M | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the main campus, 6 - 8:45 pm, on the following Mondays: 8/24 (1/2 session), 9/14, 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9 & 11/30. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Stowers |
| PA | 724 | 1 | Economic Perspectives | 3 | TH | 18:00 | 20:45 | Bichronous (combination of online synchronous and asynchronous) | Class meets synchronously via Zoom on the following Thursdays, 6 - 8:45 pm: 9/3, 9/17, 10/1, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12 & Dec 3. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Wang |
| PA | 727 | 1 | Program & Service Delivery | 3 | TH | 18:00 | 20:45 | Bichronous (combination of online synchronous and asynchronous) | Class meets synchronously via Zoom on the following Thursdays, 6 - 8:45 pm: 8/27, 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19 & 12/10. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Joaquin |
| PA | 730 | 1 | Resource Allocation & Management | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Online asynchronous | Wang | |
| PA | 750 | 1 | Financial Management | 3 | ARR | n/a | n/a | Hybrid (Combination of online asynchronous with occasional in-person) | Course meets in person 3 times during the semester on Fridays from 3 - 5 pm (specific dates to be arranged), for field trips to organizations in downtown SF. | Wang |
| PA | 780 | 1 | Urban Administration | 3 | M | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the main campus, 6 - 8:45 pm, on the following Mondays: 8/24 (1/2 session), 8/31, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16 & 12/7. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Stowers |
| PA | 795 | 1 | Applied Field Experience | 1-3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Online asynchronous | Permission number required | Shea |
| PA | 803 | 1 | Public Affairs Internship | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Online asynchronous | Permission number required | Shea |
| PA | 890 | 1 | Capstone Course in Public Administration | 3 | TU | 18:00 | 20:45 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Class meets in person on the main campus, 6 - 8:45 pm, on the following Tuesdays: 8/25, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, & 12/8. The rest of the course is online asynchronous. | Stowers |
| PA | 898 | 1 | Master's Thesis | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Online asynchronous | Permission number required | Takagi |
| PA | 899 | 1 | Independent Study | 1-3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Online asynchronous | Permission number required | Shea |
| Subject | Number | Section | Course Title | Units | Meeting Day | Start Time | End Time | Instruction Mode | Other Footnotes | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP | 200 | 1 | Changing Cities | 3 | MW | 9:30 | 10:45 | In person | Rubin | |
| USP | 370 | 1 | Cities in a Global Society | 3 | W | 14:00 | 15:15 | Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous) | Gurtuna | |
| USP | 400 | 1 | Dynamics of American Cities | 3 | MW | 12:30 | 13:45 | In person | Rubin | |
| USP | 456 | 1 | Urban Community Organizing and Citizen Action | 3 | TH | 13:00 | 15:45 | In person | Staff | |
| USP | 456 | 2 | Urban Community Organizing and Citizen Action | 3 | TH | 13:00 | 15:45 | In person | Staff | |
| USP | 480 | 1 | Introduction to Urban Policy and Analysis | 4 | TU | 15:30 | 18:15 | In person | Sparks | |
| USP | 401GWAR | 1 | Seminar in Urban Studies and Planning - GWAR | 3 | M | 9:00 | 11:45 | Online synchronous | Pinderhughes | |
| USP | 492 | 1 | Research Methods | 3 | MW | 16:00 | 17:40 | In person | Rubin | |
| USP | 511 | 1 | Re-entry and Housing | 3 | TH | 16:00 | 17:40 | In person | Turner | |
| USP | 511 | 2 | Re-entry and Housing | 1 | TH | 18:00 | 19:40 | In person | Turner | |
| USP | 512 | 1 | Urban Politics and Community Power | 4 | TU/TH | 12:00 | 13:40 | In person | McDaniel | |
| USP | 514 | 1 | Sustainable Development in Cities | 4 | MW | 14:00 | 15:40 | Online synchronous | Pinderhughes | |
| USP | 603 | 1 | Public Service Internship | 3 | M | 17:00 | 19:45 | Online synchronous | Permission number required | Pinderhughes |