2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 19, 2024  
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Public Administration and Public Policy (B.S.) [PADP]


Students majoring in public administration and public policy are expected to complete a core curriculum covering the basics of U.S. and world politics, research techniques and political theory. In addition, students are expected to explore the relationship between politics and public administration through upper division course work. Finally, all students must complete a capstone course either through a seminar or internship experience, plus cognate course work in another department.

Career Potential

  • Public or private sector jobs
  • Not-for-profit organizations
  • Graduate study
  • Policy analyst for advocacy groups, think tanks, business

B. Internships: minimum 3 credit hours


Note: The Internship requirement meets the capstone course experience

D. Capstone Experience Requirement


See capstone courses listed above in section B Internships, or select one from the following:

E. Cognate Requirements: a minimum of 9 credit hours


Students may choose from any group, 1-7, for a minimum of nine credit hours, but the group of courses chosen may not overlap with course work taken by the students to complete their General Education (GE) requirements. Alternately, students may choose two courses from one group and a third course from a group in which they have already taken a course to fulfill GE.

Group 1


Group 2


Group 4


Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120


Example of the B.S. in Public Administration and Public Policy over four years


Total credit hours for the semester: 14


First Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester: 15


Second Year Fall


POL course (3 cr. hr.)
POL course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (4 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 16


Second Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester: 15


Third Year Fall


Total credit hours for semester: 15


Third Year Spring


POL course (3 cr. hr.)
POL course (3 cr. hr.)
Cognate course (3 cr. hr.)
Cognate course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15


Fourth Year Fall


POL internship/capstone (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15


Fourth Year Spring


Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15