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About the Bachelor of Science Degree Program

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) combines the best of public affairs, health administration, criminal justice, public safety, and environmental science to develop solutions to society’s complex problems such as water and air pollution, terrorist activities, escalating health care costs, and increasing crime rates. Through SPEA programs, students develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills necessary for offering solutions to these issues.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs may major in either management, policy studies, or civic leadership. The B.S.P.A. provides students with an overview of the issues that engage the public and nonprofit sectors such as (1) how organization and management differ among sectors, (2) the tools required to solve public problems and undertake leadership roles in the community, and (3) the policy processes that lead to effective decision-making. The B.S.P.A. prepares graduates to work in the public and nonprofit sectors. Many students also choose to continue their education in law, planning, public affairs, or environmental management.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management (B.S.H.S.M.) degree prepares students who wish to pursue careers in the health management field. Graduates of the B.S.H.S.M. may work in public, private, or nongovernmental organizations in health care management, policy, and planning. Graduates are prepared to work in settings such as long¬term care facilities (nursing homes, hospice care, transitional living, etc.), physician group practices, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, managed care organizations, and governmental agencies.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (B.S.P.H.) degree, Environmental Health Science Major, prepares students for jobs in the environmental health field. Environmental health is the field of science that studies how environmental factors (natural, man-made, and social) can harm human health and how to identify, evaluate, prevent, and control these effects. It is concerned with reducing pollution of the air, water, land, and food; ensuring environmentally safe housing, schools, and public buildings; reducing exposure to noise, radiation, and toxic chemicals; controlling workplace hazards; and discovering the causes and mechanisms of environmentally related diseases, including cancer. It gives first priority to people and their health and indirectly concerns itself with environmental and ecosystems quality. The Environmental Health Science major prepares students to work in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in a variety of technical, management, regulatory, policy, and research positions.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (B.S.C.J.) may major in either criminal justice or public safety management. The Criminal Justice Major gives students an understanding of the nature, measurement of, and explanations for crime as well as the policy decisions and operations of the criminal and juvenile justice systems. A variety of timely special topics such as homicide, terrorism, law and the death penalty are covered. Graduates are well prepared to work in the criminal justice system, as well as related public and private organizations. Examples of employment opportunities include law enforcement, courts, corrections, probation, parole, and juvenile justice. Graduates also work in the private security and investigative industry and use their criminal justice degree as their undergraduate degree of choice for preparation for law school or graduate school.

The Public Safety Management (P.S.M.) Major within the B.S.C.J. is designed to meet the leadership and management needs of the public safety community in many areas—emergency and fire services, disaster preparedness, homeland security, risk management, and other man-made or natural threats to public safety. The P.S.M. major connects these disciplines to key areas of public management including leadership, personnel management, and budget and finance as well as issues of environmental science and health administration. Students who have an applied background in the areas of fire and emergency services, homeland security, and disaster preparedness will find the P.S.M. major to be the perfect polishing tool for becoming a key public safety leader for tomorrow. Students without previous field experience will be able to take advantage of the public safety internship/apprenticeship program to get real world experience in the public safety arena.

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (B.S.E.S.) is an interdisciplinary degree that is offered in partnership with the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Science. The B.S.E.S. degree is within the School of Science and program requirements can be found in the School of Science bulletin. Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary field of study that investigates questions related to the human population, natural resources, and environmental management. It includes the study of the interrelationships in the modern environment of humans and natural phenomena and focuses on important modern concerns, such as how our global climate is changing and how that change may affect human activities, how to maintain and improve vital natural resources such as drinking water, and how to manage and balance the quality of the environment in the face of improving the quality of life in the United States and abroad.

General Education
Electives
Majors

Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs

The Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs requires 120 credit hours.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The SPEA curriculum is divided into three categories:

General Education

Communications
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

The following writing course:
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) or
equivalent campus option (C or higher)

One of the following:
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)

The following speech course:
COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.) or
equivalent campus option

Social Sciences and Humanities
(Six courses for a minimum of 18 credit hours)

The following three courses:
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:
ANTH-A 104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
FLAC-F 200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)
HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)
HIST-H 114 History of Western Civilization II (3 cr.)
REL-R 133 Introduction to Religions (3 cr.)
REL-R 212 Comparative Religion (3 cr.)

Two courses from the following Social Sciences and Humanities lists:

Social Sciences
AFRO-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.)
ANTH-A 104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
COMM-C 180 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
ENG-G 104 Language Awareness (3 cr.)
FOLK-F 101 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 130 World Geography (3 cr.)
HIST-H 117 Introduction to Historical Studies (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
PSY-B 104 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)
PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (P) (3 cr.)
SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
SOC-R 121 Social Problems (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
WOST-W 105 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 cr.)

Humanities
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
CMLT-C 190 An Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
FLAC-F 200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.)
FOLK-F 101 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.)
HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)
HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)
HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.)
HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)
HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)
HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 217 The Nature of History (3 cr.)

Courses may be substituted with permission of faculty advisor.

Natural Sciences (9-11 cr.)
This area allows for a choice of courses exploring the natural phenomena of the world according to models of scientific thought. The credit hours are to be selected from at least two of the following areas and at least one of these courses must be a laboratory course.

Courses may be chosen from the following list:
ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I—Plants (5 cr.)
BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II—Animals (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 107 Introduction to Zoology (4 cr.)
BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (2 cr.)
BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (2 cr.)
BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 261 Human Anatomy (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 110 The Chemistry of Life (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 115 Lab for the Chemistry of Life (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Lab (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)/Topical Seminar in Urban
and Regional Systems
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) or
GEOL-G 206 Advanced Physical Geology Laboratory (2 cr.)
GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)
PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
PHYS 152 Mechanics (4 cr.)
PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
PHYS 218 General Physics I (4 cr.)
PHYS 219 General Physics II (4 cr.)
PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours.)

One of the following computer courses:
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)

One of the following mathematics courses:
MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
MATH 163 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.)
MATH 164 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.)

One of the following statistics courses:
SPEA/MATH/PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics and Business
(3 cr.)
PSY-B 305 Statistics (3 cr.)
SOC-R 359 Introduction to Sociological Statistics I (3 cr.)
STAT 301 Elementary Statistical Methods I (3 cr.)

Electives

Additional courses beyond the general education and major requirements are needed to complete the minimum of 120 credit hours required for the degree.

Civic Leadership
Management
Policy Studies

Majors

There are three majors offered on the Indianapolis campus:

Civic Leadership Major

(Fifteen courses)

Five of the following courses:
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 382 Political Action and Civic Engagement (3 cr.)

Two of the following courses:
SPEA-H 432 Health Care Marketing (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) or
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 408 Individual Rights, Common Goods, and Public Policies (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.) SPEA-V 438 Mass Media and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
as approved by advisor

Two of the following courses:
SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)

Emphasis Areas
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)

The four courses must be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. At least two of the courses must be 300-level or above. The emphasis area will allow the student to study a sector, policy or skill in depth. Examples include:

Nonprofit and Community Leadership Emphasis Area
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofits (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups (3 cr.)

Political Process and Civic Leadership Emphasis Area
SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs: Political Action
& Civic Engagement (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs: Political Organization (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 406 Public Law & the Electoral Process (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion (3 cr.)

International Affairs Emphasis Area
SPEA-V 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
as approved by advisor
POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 377 Globalization (3 cr.)

Legal Studies Emphasis Area
SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 302 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 211 Introduction to Law (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 221 Legal Research and Writing for Paralegal Studies (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties (3 cr.)

The following capstone course:
SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr.)

The following internship course:
SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs Policy (1-6 cr.)

General Electives
Additional courses, if needed, to meet the 15 course requirement.

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Management Major

(Fifteen courses)

The following course:
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)

Two of the following courses:
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)

The following five courses:
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) or
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Six of the following courses with at least one course and no more than three from each section:

Section 1:
SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial
Reporting (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 356 Introduction to
Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

Section 2:
SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

Section 3:
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 463 Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace (3 cr.)

The following capstone course:
SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr.)

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Policy Studies Major

(Fifteen Courses)

The following course:
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)

Policy Processes and Context
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)
One of the following courses:
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
One of the following courses:
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
The following courses:
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
Tools for Policy Analysis and Evaluation
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)
The following courses:
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
Policy Emphasis Area
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)
From a Policy Emphasis Area select four courses chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. Possible emphasis areas are listed below.

Criminal Justice
SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 222 Murder in America: Causes and Consequences (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 305 Juvenile Justice (3 cr.)

Environment
SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 416 Environmental Health Policy (3 cr.)
BIOL-K 341 Principles of Ecology (3 cr.)

Health
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 401 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 416 Environmental Health Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 420 Health Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 474 Health Administration Seminar (3 cr.)

Urban
SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs: Geographic
Information Systems (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
as approved by advisor
POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics (3 cr.)

Nonprofit
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
as approved by advisor
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

International Policy
ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 360 U.S. Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 377 Globalization (3 cr.)
HIST-D 314 Soviet Social & Cultural History(3 cr.)

The following capstone course:
SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr.)

One of the following internship courses:
SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs Policy (1-6 cr.)
SPEA-J 380 Internship in Criminal Justice (1-6 cr.)

General Electives

Additional courses, if needed, to meet the 15 course requirement.

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Bachelor of Science in Public Health

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health requires 120 credit hours.

Major

Environmental Health Science

The Environmental Health Science major prepares students to identify, evaluate, prevent, and control the effects of environmental factors on human health through a curriculum that integrates science and health with management, law and public policy, and risk assessment and communication. The following degree requirements are required of all students majoring in environmental health science. Students who have not enrolled for three or more consecutive years will be required to follow these degree requirements.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

General Education
(Twenty-three courses for a minimum of 66 credit hours)

Communications
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)

Each of the following courses:
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) (C or higher)
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) or
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.) or
TCM 220 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.)
COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Social Sciences and Humanities
(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

One approved course from one of the following subject areas chosen in consultation with an advisor:
Anthropology
Economics
Geography
Journalism
Linguistics
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

One approved course from one of the following subject areas chosen in consultation with an advisor:
African American Studies
Classical Studies
Communications and Theatre
Comparative Literature
English
Fine Arts
Folklore
Foreign Languages and Literature
History
Music
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Speech
Theatre and Drama

Science
(Minimum 12 courses for a minimum of 33 credit hours)

Each of the following courses:
BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
PHYS-P 201 General Physics (5 cr.)

Each of the following courses:
CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (2 cr.)

Two additional science courses from the following list or other courses approved by a faculty mentor:
BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)
BIOL-K 341 Principles of Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 261 Human Anatomy (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II with Laboratory (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 406 Introduction to Cheochemistry (3 cr.)
PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)

Two of the following computer courses:
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 338 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)

Each of the following (or higher level) mathematics courses:
MATH 153 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.)
MATH 154 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 cr.)

The following statistics course:
SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)

Environmental Health Science Major

Requirements
(Thirteen courses for a minimum of 40 credit hours)

Policy and Management
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)
The following courses:
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 416 Environmental Health Policy (3 cr.)
One of the following courses:
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
Foundation and Methods
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)
The following five courses:
E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 459 Environmental Science and Health Data Analysis (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 460 Techniques in Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
Applications in Environmental Science and Health
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)
The following four courses:
SPEA-E 423 Environmental Health Science Technology: Managing Water and Wastes (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 428 Food Science and Sanitation (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 433 Industrial Hygiene (3 cr.)
Environmental Science and Health Experience
(One course for a minimum of 3 credit hours)
The following course:
SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs (1-6 cr.)
or SPEA-H 466 Public Health Field Experience (1 cr.)

Degree Electives
A minimum of 106 credit hours of required courses are listed for this curriculum. In addition, students must take a sufficient number of elective courses to total a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Grade Point Average Requirement
Students must obtain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and a minimum GPA of 2.3 in the major courses to graduate from this program.

Program Deviations
Course substitutions, course waivers, etc., which your academic advisor or faculty mentor have approved, must be submitted to the SPEA Recorder in BS 3027. Forms are available in the Student Services Office and must be signed by your academic advisor at the time the deviation is approved.

Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management

This major targets students who wish to pursue a career as an analyst or manager in a health care environment.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

These requirements are divided into four main areas: general education, electives, a management core, and the health services management concentration courses.

General Education

Communications
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)

Each of the following courses:
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) (C or higher)
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) or
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.)
COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.) or
COMM-C 180 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Social Science and Arts and Humanities
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)

ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

One approved course from the following social science subject areas: anthropology, geography, journalism, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, or sociology.

One approved course from the following arts and humanities subject areas: African American studies, classical studies, communications and theater, comparative literature, English, fine arts, folklore, foreign languages and literature, history, music, philosophy, religious studies, speech, or theatre and drama.

Science
Two courses with labs for a minimum of 8 credit hours)

Recommended courses:
BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (3 cr.) and
BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Lab (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 cr.) and
BIOL-N 215 Human Biology (1 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours)

Each of the following computer courses:
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.) or
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

One mathematics course such as MATH-M 118, MATH-M 119 or higher:
Recommended:
MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)

One statistics course:
SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)

General Electives
Sufficient additional courses beyond the general education, core, and concentration requirements are needed to reach the minimum of 120 credit hours required for the degree.

Health Services Management Major

Requirements
(Eighteen to nineteen courses for a minimum of 51-54 credit hours)

Introduction to Careers in Health Care
(One course for a minimum of 1 credit hour)
Students with less than 55 credit hours are required to complete one of the following courses which introduce students to the field of health care. This requirement may be waived by the instructor or SPEA faculty mentor, based on the student's experience in the health care field. This requirement is waived for students who have attained an associate or higher degree in a health-related area.
SPEA-H 126 Introduction to Careers in Health Care Administration
(1 cr.)
or SPEA-H 120 Contemporary Health Issues (3 cr.)
General Management
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)
Each of the following courses:
SPEA-H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) or
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
One course from the following list:
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
One course from the following list:
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector
(3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
Health Services Management
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)
Each of the following courses:
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 353 Advanced Health Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 401 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 474 Health Administration Ethics Seminar (3 cr.)
Health Services Management Applications
(Five courses for a minimum of 15 credit hours)
Five of the following courses:
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 354 Health Care Economics (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 411 Chronic and Long-term Care Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 420 Health Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 432 Health Care Marketing
SPEA-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 455 Topics in Health Care Administration (3 cr.)
Health Services Management Experience
(Two courses for a minimum of 3 credit hours)
The following two courses:
SPEA-H 365 Health Services Practicum (2 cr.)
SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public & Environmental Affairs (1 cr.) or
  SPEA-H 466 Public Health Field Experience (1 cr.) or
  SPEA-V 491 Honors Research in Public and Environmental
  Affairs (1-3 cr.)
Health Services Management Capstone
(One course for a minimum of 3 credit hours)
SPEA-H 472 Applied Health Care Administration (3 cr.)

Degree Electives
A minimum of 95 credit hours of required courses are listed for this curriculum (44 credit hours in general education and 51 credit hours in the major). In addition, students must take a sufficient number of elective courses to total a minimum of 120 credit hours.

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General Education
Management and Policy Core
Criminal Justice Major
Public Safety Management Major

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice requires 120 credit hours.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The program includes three main areas: general education (including a foreign language and a non-foreign language component), management and policy, and either criminal justice or public safety management major.

Students must complete one of the following two options:

General Education

Communications
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

The following courses:
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) or
equivalent campus option (C or higher)
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

The following statistics course:
SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) or
another statistics course approved by your faculty advisor.

One of the following computer courses:
SPEA-J 426 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.) or
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

Social Sciences
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours.)

The following course:
SPEA-J 275 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)

Select three courses from the following:
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
ECON-E 201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
ANTH-A 104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 130 World Geography (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
PSY-B 104 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)
PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)
PSY-B 380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)
SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
SOC-R 121 Social Problems (3 cr.)
SOC-R 461 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.)
WOST-W 105 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 cr.)

Humanities and Natural Sciences
(16-20 credit hours)

OPTION ONE - FOREIGN LANGUAGE (RECOMMENDED OPTION)
OPTION TWO - NO FOREIGN LANGUAGE

OPTION ONE - FOREIGN LANGUAGE (RECOMMENDED OPTION):

(Total of 16 to 18 credit hours.)

Foreign Language Requirements:
This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

By completing first-year (10 credit hours) courses in a single language with passing grades;
By completing second- or third-year course with a grade of C or higher;
By taking a placement test and placing into the 200 level or higher; this waives the 100-level requirement but does not carry with it credit toward graduation.

This requirement may be met with first-year proficiency in American Sign Language.

Placement Test – Students with previous experience in French, German, or Spanish should take the Foreign Language Placement Test at the Testing Center to assess their level of language preparation.

Students who have achieved elementary or intermediate proficiency in any other foreign language should confer with the Foreign Languages and Cultures department for placement in the correct level of that foreign language.

Students who complete the course into which they were placed with a grade of C or higher are eligible for special credit at a reduced fee for the appropriate lower-division course(s) that precede the course taken. Foreign language special credit counts toward graduation and toward the foreign language requirements.

117 Courses – Courses numbered 117 are reserved for students who have never studied the language before. Students who have had two or more years of formal study in a language may take a 117-level course in that language as a refresher course before enrolling in a more advanced course, but they must recognize that their work will be graded on a Satisfactory/Fail basis. A grade of S is equivalent to a grade of C.

Non-Native Speakers – Students for whom English is not a first language may be exempted from the foreign language requirement, without credit, by completion of ENG-W 131 and ENG-W 132 with the required grade of C or higher.

Students whose native language is not English may demonstrate proficiency in their native language and earn 3 to 6 credit hours of 298/299 special credit by successfully completing an appropriate 300-level course. They may not, however, receive credit for taking first- and second-year courses in their native language.

Humanities and Natural Sciences:

Take the following course:
HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)

Take one of the following natural science courses (3-5 cr.):
ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I – Plants (5 cr.)
BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II – Animals (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 107 Exploring the World of Animals (4 cr.)
BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (2 cr.)
BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (2 cr.)
BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.) Topical Seminar in Urban
and Regional Systems
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) or
GEOL-G 206 Adv. Physical Geology Laboratory (2 cr.)
GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)
PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
PHYS 218 General Physics (4 cr.)
PHYS 219 General Physics II (4 cr.)
PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
PHYS 152 Mechanics (4 cr.)
PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)
PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3cr.)

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OPTION TWO - NO FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

(Totaling 19-20 credit hours.)

Humanities and Natural Sciences

Take all of the following:
(Two courses for 6 credit hours.)
HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)

Take two of the following humanities courses:
(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours.)
AFRO-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.)
CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
COMM-T 130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)
ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)
FILM-C 292 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)
HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)
HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.)
FOLK-F 101 Folklore (3 cr.)
FLAC-F 200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.)
HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)
HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.)
HIST-H 217 The Nature of History (3 cr.)
PHIL-P 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.)
PHIL-P 120 Ethics (3 cr.)
REL-R 133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.)
REL-R 173 American Religion (3 cr.)
REL-R 180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.)
REL-R 212 Comparative Religion (3 cr.)

Take two of the following natural science courses (one must be a course with an accompanying lab):
ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I – Plants (5 cr.)
BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II – Animals (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 107 Introduction to Zoology (4 cr.)
BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (2 cr.)
BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (2 cr.)
BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II (5 cr.)
CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.) Topical Seminar in Urban
and Regional Systems
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Lab. (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) or
GEOL-G 206 Advanced Physical Geology Lab. (2 cr.)
GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3cr.)
GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)
PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
PHYS 218 General Physics (4 cr.)
PHYS 219 General Physics II (4 cr.)
PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
PHYS 152 Mechanics (4 cr.)
PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)
PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

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General Electives

Sufficient additional courses beyond the general education, core, and concentration requirements are needed to reach the minimum of 120 credit hours required for the degree.

Management and Policy Core

(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

Four of the following courses:
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

Majors

Criminal Justice Major

Requirements
(Thirteen courses for a minimum of 39 credit hours)

SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.) or
SPEA-J 302 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.) Note: students may take both these courses, but only one will count toward this requirement.
SPEA-J 306 The Criminal Courts (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 321 American Policing (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 331 Corrections (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 439 Crime and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Four additional criminal justice courses totaling 12 credit hours. With approval by the faculty advisor, other non-criminal justice SPEA courses may be substituted. SPEA-J 380 may count toward this requirement, but is limited to a maximum of 3 credit hours.

Transfer Course Policy
On the Indianapolis campus, no more than 50 percent of courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the Criminal Justice Concentration may be transfer courses from other accredited institutions of higher learning, including all IU campuses.

Public Safety Management Major

Three courses totaling 9 credit hours.

The following three courses:
SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 120 Contemporary Health Issues (3 cr.) or
SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)

Public Safety Management
Twelve courses totaling 36 credit hours.

SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.) or
  SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)*
SPEA-J 376 Principles of Public Safety (3 cr.)*
SPEA-J 426 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.) or
  SPEA-V 465 Geographic Information Systems for Public
  and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.) or
   SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 429 Public Safety Management Capstone (3 cr.)

Four of the following courses:
SPEA-J 260/V 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 324 Technology, Crime and Public Safety (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)**
SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)***

* Students who are graduates of the Indianapolis Fire Department Training Academy may receive credit for V 375 and J 376 upon admission.
** If not taken to fulfill the computer requirement in the general education list.
*** Students who are graduates of the Indianapolis Fire Department Training Academy may receive 3 credits of V 380 upon admission.

Transfer Course Policy
On the Indianapolis campus, no more than 50 percent of courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the Public Safety Management Concentration may be transfer courses from other accredited institutions of higher learning; including all IU campuses.

Civic Leadership Minor
Criminal Justice General Minor
Criminal Justice Accounting Minor
Environmental Science and Health Minor
Health Systems Administration Minor
Human Resource Management Minor
Management Minor
Policy Studies Minor
Public and Nonprofit Financial Management Minor

Minors

Any Indiana University student enrolled in a bachelor’s program may pursue one or more of the minors offered by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Students who successfully complete the requirements will have the minor conferred with their degree. Students interested in a minor should inquire for more details at SPEA Student Services, BS 3027. Students must declare their intentions to receive a minor by completing an application, which is available in SPEA Student Services. The application must be submitted on or before the completion of 96 credit hours of coursework. A minimum GPA of 2.3 is required in courses taken specifically for the minor. At least 9 of the 15 credit hours must be taken on the IUPUI campus.

SPEA students earning a SPEA minor may double count two courses between the minor and the major courses.

SPEA students may pursue a SPEA minor in an area other than their major.

SPEA’s multidisciplinary faculty and curricula address environmental, health, public policy, and management issues from a variety of perspectives. A minor in SPEA can enhance career opportunities for liberal arts, business, and other majors.