Aug 09, 2025  
Undergraduate Course Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Course Catalog 2025-2026

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 Primary Elective (3)
  • POLS Secondary Elective (3)
  • POLS Primary Elective (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • POLS 4800 - Capstone: Decoding Democracy (3)

Senior Year


Fall Semester


  • PADG 5130 Principles of Public Management ( 3 ) 
  • PADG 5120 Personnel Management ( 3 ) 
  • Undergraduate Elective (3)
  • Undergraduate Elective (3)

Spring Semester


  • PADG 5220 Public Policy Formation ( 3 ) 
  • PADG 5140 - Public Finance & Budgeting (3)
  • Undergraduate Elective (3)
  • Undergraduate Elective (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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