Public Administration Major and Minor Requirements

Public Administration Major

(All colleges)

36 credits, including

Highly recommended General Education and elective courses:  C-S 101, MTH 145 or 250, ENG 303, 307, CST 210, 260, 360, ECO 110, 120, PSY 100, SOC 110, AND I-S 220

A.    P.A. Required Core (18 credits):

POL 211, 312, 450 (6 credits)

ACC 235 OR 221

AND ECO 120 OR 110

B.    Managerial and Organizational Skills Group (3 credits):

one course chosen from POL 311, MGT 303, 385, 308, PSY 376, ECO 310 OR 402.

C.    Policy Analysis Group (3 credits):

one course chosen from POL 300, 313, 314, OR 495*

D.    Research Tool Group (3 credits):

one course chosen from POL 361, 495*, or BUS 230. (Students in psychology or sociology who have completed a research methods course should discuss POL 495 with a PA adviser).

E.  Areas of Specialization Group (9 credits)

three courses required**

Students may specialize in one area or take upper division courses in two or three different areas.  Specialization courses are in addition to courses taken in sections A, B, C, or D above.

1. Financial Administration: ACC 435, ECO 310, 402, 447, FIN 355

2.  Urban Management/Planning:  GEO 307, 309, 409, POL 300, 314, 315, 410, PSY 341, SOC 311

3.  Health Administration: ECO 471, FIN 465, CHE 340, 460, 453, HED 486, POL 317, 420, SOC 325, 420

4.  Personnel: MGT 303, 385, 386, 486, POL 311, PSY 376, 341, 343

5.  American Policy/Implementation/Evaluation: POL 301, 302, 303, 313, 318, 325, 400, 410, 495*, 499*

NOTE: Students must possess a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above to declare and remain a PA major, and to graduate.  PA majors in CLS, SAH, and HPERTE will be able to complete at most 30 credit hours in the College of Business Administration (Accounting, Information Systems, Management, Marketing and Finance courses).  Prerequisite for College of Business Administration upper division courses is junior standing.  However, students are strongly encouraged to take either ECO 110 or 120 prior to enrolling.  Some of the above courses require prerequisites not included as part of the major.  A course can only be used in one category.

Public Administration Minor

(All colleges)

21 credits, including

POL 102, 211, AND 450 (six credits)

Nine credits chosen from:

ECO 402

POL 300 OR 314

POL 311, 312, 313, 315, 317, 318, 325, 450 (six credits)

NOTES: POL 101 is a prerequisite to the major.

POL 300, 311, 312, 313, 314, 317, 318, 325, and 450 cannot be counted toward a major in political science if they are included as electives for this minor.

See Checklists for a printable version of this lists.

* POL 495 and POL 499 must be PA courses consistent with the category used in.  Permission to take POL 495/499 in PA major is required.

**CLS college option of not having a minor allows you to take a variety of electives in addition to three required courses.  See faculty adviser to plan your specialization.