Political Science Department
Baccalaureate Public Administration Program
The main objectives of the Bachelor of Public Administration Degree is to prepare professionally qualified persons who will be able to serve as generalists and specialists in administrative careers in government, public service agencies and related areas.
The Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) is offered to students who complete the outlined program of study and who meet the requirements of the Department of Political Science/Public Administration and College of Liberal Arts. Area of Concentration: A minimum of 36 semester hours in Public Administration core courses is required. Student should see Departmental advisor for specifics for each emphasis area.
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FRESHMAN YEAR CREDIT HOUR |
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| BIOL 103 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 104 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BSS 101 or HON 110H | Freshman Seminar | 2 |
| ENG 101 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| HED 100 or MS 101 or 102 | First Aid | 1 |
| HIST 101 | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 102 | -History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| MATH 131 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 132 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| *PE Activity | 1 | |
| PS 201 | American National Government | 3 |
| Total 33 | ||
| *AS 101, 102, MS 101 or 102 may satisfy this requirement. | ||
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SOPHOMORE YEAR CREDIT HOUR |
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| ART 210, MUS 219, or Art 105 | Intro. to
Fine and Performing Arts,
Music Appreciation, or Art Appreciation |
3 |
| CS 107 | Computers & Society | 3 |
| ENG 200, 202, 203, or 204 | World Literature, Intro. to Lit., Intro. to English Lit., or Intro. To American Lit | 3 |
| ENG 213 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| GEOG 20 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GET 300 | Rising Junior Examination | 0 |
| HUM 200, 201, 202, or 301 | Humanities | 6 |
| ST 212 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| PA 101 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| Total 30 | ||
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JUNIOR YEAR CREDIT HOUR |
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| CHEM 101 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principle of Economics | 3 |
| Foreign Languages | 6 | |
| HIST 201 | American National Multicultural History to 1877 | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | Intro. to Philosophy | 3 |
| PSY 200-SOC 201 | General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SS 304 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| PS 300 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| PA 201 | Ethics for Public Administration | 3 |
| PA 301 | Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
| Total 33 | ||
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SENIOR YEAR CREDIT HOUR |
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| GET 400 | Senior Comprehensive Competency Exam | 0 |
| PA 316 | Government Budgeting | 3 |
| PA 317 | Internship | 6 |
| PA 401 | Organization Theory & Practice | 3 |
| PA 403 | Public Policy Development | 3 |
| PA 404 | Public Policy Development | 3 |
| PA 404 | Public Finance & Fiscal Policy | 3 |
| PA Electives (2 Accounting & 1 CIS) | 9 | |
| Electives | 2 | |
| Total Please note an error in the total (totals 32 instead of 29)29 | ||
| BPA DEGREE TOTAL 125 | ||
