Public Administration — ABM

Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Curriculum for Public Administration

The Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program (ABM) offers outstanding students an opportunity to earn both the bachelor's and the master's degrees in less time and at less cost than usual. The ABM program allows these exceptional students to count up to 12 hours toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees.

The Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration undergraduate major can lead to a Master of Public Administration in the ABM track. In addition, undergraduates majoring in Political Science with a concentration or minor in Public Administration are eligible to pursue the Master of Public Administration in the ABM track. Below is an example curriculum for a student in Public Administration pursing the Master of Public Administration. Please see the Department of Political Science website for additional information and ABM tracks.

Below is a chart of all the approved courses that can be taken in the ABM program for undergraduate students majoring in Public Administration and undergraduate students majoring in Political Science with a minor or concentration in Public Administration and what course that replaces at the undergraduate level. 

Code	Title	Hours
POLI 7000	Research Methods for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Replaces POLI 3000 Research Methods)	3
POLI 7140	Financial Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Replaces POLI 4140 Public Finance)	3
POLI 7150	Public Personnel Administration (Replaces POLI 4160 Public Personnel Administration )	3
POLI 7360	Foundations of Public Policy (Replaces POLI 3270 Policy Process)	3

Junior/Senior Year for Students in ABM - BA Public Administration 

Courses marked with an asterisk are those used by students enrolled in the ABM program to meet up to 12 undergraduate hours toward their undergraduate degree and 12 graduate hours to be used toward their graduate degree.

Accelerated Master of Public Administration