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

Certificate Requirements

Minimum 29 credits
Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the certificate
Students pursuing the Political Science, B.A. may share a maximum of 3 courses between the certificate and the major

Course Requirements

Core Courses (15 credits)

Complete the following. Students may substitute a policy-related course in their major for POLI 350 as approved by advisor.

POLI 250 - Introduction to Public Administration and Policy (3)
POLI 350 - The Policy-Making Process (3)
POLI 352 - Administrative Law (3)
POLI 353 - Governmental Budgeting and Financial Administration (3)
POLI 354 - Public Management and Personnel Systems (3)

Internship Requirement (4 credits)

Complete the following:

POLI 448 - Internship in Policy, Politics, and Administration (4)

Skills Courses (10 credits)

Complete the following:

ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ENGL 391 - Advanced Exposition and Argumentation (3)
STAT 121 - Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (4)

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