Public Administration General Program (BA)

Prerequisites. A course in each: American political institutions, introductory microeconomics, and statistics. Introductory coursework in accounting is strongly recommended and should be considered mandatory for those whose interest is in the area of budgeting and finance. Students should take the prerequisites before electing upper division courses in the concentration.

Requirements.

1. All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Arts  degree, including General Education requirements  and additional BA distribution requirements.
2. PUB 301 /POL 301  (3 credits).
3. Environment of Administration (15 credits).
   PUB 309 /POL 309  or PUB 316 /POL 316  (election of both strongly recommended); remaining credits from: HIS 334 /AFA 334 ; ECN 372 ; POL 311  or POL 312 ; PUB 400 ; SOC 340 .
4. Administrative Functions (12 credits).
   From: PHS 421 ; WGS 331 /POL 331 /SOC 362 ; PSY 365 ; PUB 425 , PUB 440 ; PUB 450 /EDL 410 ; HCR 319 /PUB 319 , PUB 418 /HCR 418 , PUB 424 /HCR 424 ; POL 420 /PUB 420 .
5. Analytical Methods (9-10 credits).
   From: CSC 121 , CSC 122 ; ECN 469 ; PUB 423 ; PUB 480 /ECN 480 ; PUB 476 /RPL 476 /GEO 476 ; HCR 403 /PUB 403 ; HCR 427 /PSY 427 /PUB 427 ; SOC 210 .
6. Practicum (3-6 credits).
   PUB 390 /POL 390  or ECN 395 .
7. Electives (3-6 credits).
   To be selected in consultation with the advisor.