Required Courses:

Students interested in pursuing a career in public administration or other government service should consider completing the requirements for the minor in public administration or, if qualified, the Certificate in Public Administration and Policy, in addition to completing the requirements for their chosen major.

See the section on Administrative and Managerial Sciences  for a full description of the requirements for the certificate. The requirements for the minor are as follows:

• POLI 250 - Introduction to Public Administration and Policy (3.00)
• POLI 350 - The Policy-Making Process (3.00)
• POLI 352 - Administrative Law (3.00)
• POLI 353 - Governmental Budgeting and Financial Administration (3.00)
• POLI 354 - Public Management and Personnel Systems (3.00)
• POLI 440 - Urban Politics (3.00)
• POLI 442 - Intergovernmental Relations (3.00)
• POLI 443 - Urban Problems and Policy Analysis (3.00)
• POLI 445 - Law, Politics and American Educational Policy (3.00)
• POLI 446 - The Politics of Poverty and Social Welfare Policy (3.00)
• POLI 448 - Internship in Policy, Politics, and Administration (4.00)
• POLI 450 - Seminar in Public Administration and Policy (3.00)
• POLI 452 - Politics of Health (3.00)
• POLI 458 - Administrative Internship (4.00)
• POLI 459 - Selected Topics In Public Policy (3.00)

Total: 36 Credits