2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 27, 2024

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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

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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

A. Required Courses: 18 credit hours

POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
POL 112 - Introduction to Political Research (3 cr. hr.)
POL 240 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL 270 - Introduction to Political Theory (3 cr. hr.)
POL 312 - Methods of Political Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
POL 341 - Current Issues in Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)

B. Internships: minimum 3 credit hours

Note: The Internship requirement meets the capstone course experience

POL 480 - Washington Semester (16 cr. hr.)
POL 482 - New York State Legislative Internship (15 cr. hr.)
POL 483 - Public Administration and Policy Internship (3 cr. hr.)

C. Elective Courses: 15 credit hours

POL _29 - Special Topics in Political Science (by advisement)
POL 242 - Environmental Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL 308 - Environmental Law (3 cr. hr.)
POL 320 - The Legislative Process (3 cr. hr.)
POL 326 - State and Local Government (3 cr. hr.)
POL 347 - The Politics of Education Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL 348 - Gun Control: Crime, Law, Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL 372 - American Political Thought (3 cr. hr.)
POL 403 - Constitutional Law I - Federalism and Interbranch Relations (3 cr. hr.)
POL 405 - Discrimination Law (3 cr. hr.)
POL 420 - The American Presidency (3 cr. hr.)
POL 440 - Law and Politics in the Administrative Process (3 cr. hr.)
POL 441 - Comparative Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL 485 - Field Study in Political Science (1-16 cr. hr.)
Note: only three credit hours of POL 485 may be used toward meeting the elective course requirement.

D. Capstone Experience Requirement

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

POL 407 - Seminar: Constitutional Reform (3 cr. hr.)
POL 470 - Justice and Society: Theory and Practice (3 cr. hr.)
POL 471 - Legal Theory (3 cr. hr.)
POL 483 - Public Administration and Policy Internship (3 cr. hr.)

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

BIO 201 - Biological Sciences I (4 cr. hr.)
BIO 202 - Biological Sciences II (4 cr. hr.)
BIO elective at the 300 level or above

Group 2

CHE 227 - General Chemistry I Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
CHE 277 - General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
Students should take CHE 227/277 and CHE 224 at the same time.
CHE 228 - General Chemistry II Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
CHE 278 - General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
Students should take CHE 228/278 and CHE 225 at the same time.
CHE 224 - Problem-Solving in General Chemistry I (1 cr. hr.)
CHE 225 - Problem-Solving in General Chemistry II (1 cr. hr.)
CHE elective at the 229 level or above

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120

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

First Year Fall

CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)
COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
POL 112 - Introduction to Political Research (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign language (4 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for the semester: 14

First Year Spring

CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
POL 240 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL 312 - Methods of Political Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

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

POL 341 - Current Issues in Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
POL course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Third Year Fall

POL 270 - Introduction to Political Theory (3 cr. hr.)
POL course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Cognate course (3 cr. hr.)
Elective (3 cr. hr.)

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.)

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

Career Potential

A. Required Courses: 18 credit hours

B. Internships: minimum 3 credit hours

C. Elective Courses: 15 credit hours

D. Capstone Experience Requirement

E. Cognate Requirements: a minimum of 9 credit hours

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Group 7

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120

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

First Year Fall

Total credit hours for the semester: 14

First Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Fall

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

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15