Public Administration (PUBA)

POLI 1090 American Government with a C or better is a prerequisite for some higher-level political science courses. A score of 4 or higher on the AP American Government test satisfies the prerequisite requirement. Contact the department chair or program coordinator for further information.

Freshman
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
ENGL 1100 English Composition I	3	ENGL 1120 English Composition II	3
Core Humanities (PHIL 1020 preferred)	3	COMM 1000 Public Speaking	3
Core Science I	4	Core Science II	4
POLI 1090 American Government in Multicultural World	3	POLI 1050 Global Politics and Issues or ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEEL 1000 General Elective	1	GEEL 1000 General Elective	3
	14		16
Sophomore
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Foreign Language I	4	Foreign Language II (to complete sequence)	4
Core History	3	Core History to complete sequence	3
Core Mathematics	3	Core Fine Arts	3
Core Literature	3	LBAR 2010 Liberal Arts Careers Preparation	2
GEEL 1000 General Elective	2	POLI 2100 State Government and Policy	3
	15		15
Junior
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
POLI 3000 Political Science Research Methods I	3	POLI 3270 Policy Process	3
POLI 3250 Introduction to Public Administration	3	Course from Group 2- Nonprofit Organizations and Community Governance¹	3
GEEL 1000 General Elective	3	Course from Group 3- Elections and Democractic Practice¹	3
Course from Group 1- Democratic, Political, and Administrative Systems¹	3	GEEL 1000 General Elective	6
Course from Group 4- State and Local Governance¹	3
	15		15
Senior
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
POLI 3260 Organization Theory	3	POLI 4140 Public Finance	3
POLI 4160 Public Personnel Administration	3	GEEL 1000 General Elective	6
Course from Group 7- Public Law¹	3	Course from Group 5- Community Planning¹	3
GEEL 1000 General Elective	6	Course from Group 6- Global Public Service and Cultural Competency¹	3
		UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed	0
	15		15
Total Hours: 120

¹: Students must meet with their advisers to determine approved courses for Groups 1 through 7.