Public Administration (BA)
Program requirements for the Public Administration (BA) degree.
University Core – 36 credits
Area I: Writing (6)
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II: Research & Argument
Area II: Quantitative Reasoning (6)
- STA 201 Introduction to Statistics (3)
- MAT 115 College Algebra (3)
Area III: Computing & Information Literacy (6)
- UNI 110 Information Literacy & Research (3)
- UNI 120 Data & AI Literacy (3)
Area IV: Communication (3)
- COM 110 Public Speaking / Professional Communication (3)
Area V: Civics/Global/Ethics (9)
- POL 101 American Government (3)
- PHI 120 Ethics (3)
- GEO 120 Global Systems & Cultures (3)
Area VI: Humanities/Social Science/Arts (6)
- Choose any two 3-credit courses from College of Arts & Humanities, College of Social &
- Behavioral Sciences, College of Creative & Performing Arts
Major Core – 24 credits
- PLP 201 Foundations of Public Administration (3)
- PLP 210 Public Policy Analysis (3)
- PLP 220 Public Budgeting & Finance (3)
- PLP 230 Administrative Law & Governance (3)
- PLP 240 Program Evaluation (3)
- PLP 250 Ethics in Public Service (3)
- PLP 310 Public Management (3)
- PLP 490 Public Administration Capstone (3)
- Track – 12 credits (Choose ONE of the following Tracks):
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- Track: Public Administration (General) (12)
- PLP 320 HR in Public Sector (3)
- PLP 330 Nonpro t Management (3)
- PLP 340 Grant Writing (3)
- PLP 350 Public Sector Leadership (3)
- Track: Emergency Management (12)
- EMG 310 Emergency Management (3)
- EMG 320 Hazard Mitigation (3)
- EMG 330 Response & Recovery (3)
- EMG 410 Incident Command & Planning (3)
- Track: Homeland Security (12)
- HLS 310 Homeland Security Foundations (3)
- HLS 320 Critical Infrastructure (3)
- HLS 330 Intelligence & Risk (3)
- HLS 410 Counterterrorism & Policy (3)
Electives – 48 credits
- 18 credits upper-division (300–400 level) PLP/EMG/HLS electives
- 6 credits upper-division (300–400 level) methods/analytics (STA/BAN/PLP evaluation)
- 24 credits free electives (100–400 level)