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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science / Public Administration Accelerated Baccalaureate/Master’s


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Students interested in this joint program need to apply for admission at the beginning of their junior year. Students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better to enter the MPA program. A recommendation by the chairperson of the Political Science Department is required for admission to the MPA program.

Four-Year Curriculum Plan


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Fall Semester


Spring Semester


POLS Primay Elective (3)

POLS Secondary Elective (3)

POLS Primary Elective (3)

 

Senior Year


Fall Semester


PADG 5130 Principles of Public Management ( 3 ) 

PADG 5140 Public Finance and Budgeting ( 3 ) 

PADG 5120 Personnel Management ( 3 ) 

Spring Semester


PADG 5220 Public Policy Formation ( 3 ) 

PADG 5620 Organizational Theory and Behavior ( 3 ) 

PADG 5600 Quantitative Analysis ( 3 )

Summer Session I


PADG 5240 Economic Consequences of Policy Analysis ( 3 )

Summer Session II


PADG 5610 Research Method in Public Administration ( 3 )  

Fifth Year


Fall Semester


PADG 5670 Administrative Leadership and Ethics ( 3 ) 

PADG 5800 Internship in Public Administration I ( 3 ) 

PADG 5900 Public Administration Thesis ( 3 ) 

Spring Semester


PADG X Prof. Dev (3)

PADG 5820 Internship in Public Administration II ( 3 ) 

PADG X Electives (9)

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