A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 22.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major in Public Administration
First year:
Biological Sciences Elective. ..........................................................3.5
History Elective..................................................................................3
LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Total................................................................................................. 30
Second year:
Global Awareness Elective.................................................................3
Electives.............................................................................................9
Total................................................................................................. 33
Third year:
Communication Elective.....................................................................3
Elective. .............................................................................................2
Total................................................................................................. 32
Fourth year:
Business Electives.............................................................................6
Public Administration Electives..................................................... 0–15
Electives.......................................................................................6–21
Total................................................................................................. 33
Public Administration
The
public administration major
prepares students to
serve others with a vision toward improving the quality of life in
their local community, state, or the nation. Public administration
is an academic discipline historically developed from the
interrelationships between government administration, business
administration, and law. The major prepares students for careers
in government, nonprofit and business administration, as well as
graduate and professional programs in public administration, the
social sciences, management, public policy, social work, criminal
justice, or law by utilizing courses in political science, business
administration, economics, and law.
Course requirements involve 51 semester hours including:
Public Administration Core Requirements..............................42
**
Communication elective selected from......................................3
Business electives selected from...............................................6
Public administration electives selected from ...................0–15
*Satisfies humanities elective for general education requirements.
**Capstone course
Public Administration Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–6
Other General Education Requirements................................45–53
Public Administration Major Requirements...................................52
Electives (Consultation with Advisor).....................................23–31
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
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2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of History and Government
Public Administration
