Nov 24, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Administration, B.A.


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Curriculum Requirements


Any student who plans to major in Public Administration must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better before being admitted to the Department.

Non-major requirements:


  1. Complete a minimum of 124 hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.
  2. Freshman and sophomore years: complete the General Education Curriculum  with a grade point average of 2.0 or better.
  3. Complete the following courses outside of the Department of Public Administration with a grade point average of 2.0 or better:

Departmental major requirements:


Note:


Second major requirements:  See catalogue for other related second majors in Criminal Justice, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work.

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Public Administration


For key to symbols used, please see ‘key’ below. 

Freshman Year


Many courses listed in the first year of this plan are specific to this degree program and may not fulfill degree requirements for other programs at the University. Students are advised that changing their program of study from this major to another major, after the first year, can extend the time until graduation by a semester or more.

Fall Semester


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Spring Semester


  •  &  Elective (3)
  •  &  Elective (3)
  •  &  Elective (3)
  •  &  Elective (3)
  •  &  Elective (3)

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 124


Key to symbols used:

Distribution of Hours
* Core Curriculum Courses – 41
+ Public Administration Required Courses – 30
% Non-departmental Required Courses – 12
& Electives – 41
< Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in Public Administration courses in order to graduate.
< Suggested Electives: see below.
(SI) = Speaking Intensive;
(WI) = Writing Intensive

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