Public Administration, B.A.

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)

For a complete list of general education courses click here ​. For additional information on general education requirements click here .

Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)

For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here .

Public Administration Core Requirements (51 sem. hrs)

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken Pass/Fail

• ECON 293 - Macroeconomics 3 hours
• ECON 294 - Microeconomics 3 hours

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• HUMS 345 - Working with Communities and Organizations 3 hours or
• PSYC 336 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3 hours

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• HUMS 365 - American Social Policy 3 hours or
• SOCI 365 - American Social Policy 3 hours or
• PADM 399 - Public Administration Internship 1-3 hours (strongly recommended) or
• POSC 312 - Environmental Politics 3 hours or
• ENVS 312 - Environmental Politics 3 hours or
• POSC 360 - U.S. Foreign Policy 3 hours

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• MGMT 230 - Principles of Management 3 hours

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• MGMT 360 - Organizational Theory 3 hours or
• MGMT 362 - Organizational Behavior 3 hours

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• PADM 311 - Public Administration & Policy 3 hours or
• MGMT 311 - Public Administration and Policy 3 hours or
• POSC 311 - Public Administration and Policy 3 hours

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• PADM 315 - American Public Policy 3 hours or
• POSC 315 - American Public Policy 3 hours

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• PADM 320 - Non-Profit Organization and Management 3 hours
• PADM 325 - Public Financial Resources Management 3 hours
• PADM 330 - Public Human Resources Administration 3 hours
• PADM 335 - Methods of Public Decision Making 3 hours
• PADM 340 - Values and Ethics in Public Administration 3 hours

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• PADM 395 - Political Science and Public Administration Research Methods 3 hours or
• POSC 395 - Political Science and Public Administration Research Methods 3 hours

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• PADM 495 - Senior Seminar in Political Science and Public Administration 3 hours or
• POSC 495 - Senior Seminar in Political Science and Public Administration 3 hours

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• POSC 111 - American National Government 3 hours
• POSC 215 - State and Local Government 3 hours

Minor (Optional) (18 sem. hrs)

Students are encouraged to complete a minor in a related field. Suggested minors are Business, Criminal Justice Administration, Human Services, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.

Electives (with minor included) (1-4 sem. hrs)

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)

The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note (s):

PADM 495 /POSC 495  is the culminating experience course for all students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Public Administration.