Students with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration (B.S.P.A.) degree can continue their education in law, planning, policy analysis, or business administration. For those who choose immediate employment, the degree is flexible enough to provide the necessary background to begin a career in the public or nonprofit sector. The B.S.P.A. requires 120 credit hours. The B.S. in Public Administration degree includes the possibility of a Health Administration minor.

Degree Requirements

The program includes three main areas: general education, core courses in the major area, and general electives.

General Education Core: Graduates of the PAHM undergraduate program must fulfill all of the General Education requirements as passed by the Faculty Senate. These general education requirements are effective with the Fall 2012 admitted students and are found elsewhere in this bulletin.

INFORMATION LITERACY/SPEAKING AND LISTENING  (9 cr) (Grade of C or higher required)

ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I (3 cr) (not required if student places into ENG-W 132)

ENG-W 132 Elementary Composition II (3 cr)

SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking, S 223 Business & Professional, or S 229 Discussion & Group Methods (3 cr)

QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (4-8 credits)  (Grade of C or higher required)

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

Option 1 MATH-M 118 (3 cr) or MATH-M 119 (3 cr) or MATH-M 215 (3 cr)  AND a statistics course at the major level: ECON-E 270, MATH-M 366, MATH-K 310, PSY-K 300, EDUC-K 490, NURS-H 355

OR

Option 2 MATH-M 133 (2 cr.)  AND MATH-M 134 (2 cr.): These courses have MATH-M 105 as a prerequisite and have the statistics content.

CRITICAL THINKING (3 cr)   Fulfilled by taking PAHM- V379 in major  (Grade of C or higher required)

PSY-P 211, HSS--S 400, PHIL-P 150, ENG-L 202, SPCH-S 336, SOC-S 340, BUS-J 401, PAHM-V 379, CJHS-J 201, NURS-S 470, INFO-I 303, EDUC-P 251, EDUC-P 255, NMCM-N 411, CHEM-105/125, BIOL-L 105,

MATH-M 216, BIOL-L 364, PHIL-P 383, AHLT-R 406

CULTURAL DIVERSITY (3 cr)   Fulfilled by taking PAHM- V443 in major  (Grade of C or higher required)

HSS-I 100, HSS-F 200*, SPCH-S 302, SPCH-S 427, EDUC-M 300, BUS-D 301, PAHM-V 443, CJHS-J 355,

FOLK-F 101, INFO-I 356, SOC-S 100, Any 100-level or above foreign language course

ETHICS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (3 cr)  Fulfilled by taking PAHM- V171 in major (Grade of C or higher required) 

SPCH-S 223, SPCH-S 233, PHIL-P 100, PHIL-P 140, PHIL-P 242, PHIL-P 342, PHIL-P 375, PHIL-P 383, EDUC-H 340, BUS-L 201, PAHM-V 171, CJHS-J 101, NURS-S 472, AHLT-R 407

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL WAYS OF KNOWING (18 cr)  (Grade of C or higher required) Requirement – six 3 credit hour courses

POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr)

ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr)

ECON-E 202 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr)

HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr)

HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr)

PLUS  One (1) additional course from the following subject areas: (3 cr each) History (other than H 105 or H 106), Political Science (other than Y 103), Psychology, Sociology 

HUMANITIES AND ARTS (6 cr) (Grade of C or higher required) Requirement – two 3 credit hour courses, each from a different area

Literature and Philosophy 

SPAN-S 360, Any PHIL course except PHIL-P 150, Any ENG L course or ENG-E course, HSS-E 103*, FINA-A 101, FINA-A 102

Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts
FINA-A 101, FINA-A 102 or any studio art course, HUMA-U 101, HUMA-U 102, HUMA-U 103, HUMA-U 305, MUS-M 174, MUS-X 001, MUS-X 040, MUS-X 070, MUS-U 320 or any music performance course, SPCH-C 205, THTR-T 120, ENG-W 203, SPCH-S 201, EDUC-M 333 AND EDUC-M 323, HSS-E 103           

SCIENTIFIC WAYS OF KNOWING (8 cr) (Grade of C or higher required) Requirement –2 courses: one 5 cr course and one 3 cr hour course. The two courses must come from two different science areas.  

One course must have an associated lab. Must be from at least 2 areas.

Biology  BIOL-L 100 (5), BIOL-L 105 (5), BIOL-L 270 (3), BIOL-L 370 (3), ANAT-A 215 (5), PHSL-P 215 (5),

MICR-J 200 (3), PLSC-B 203 (5), PLSC-B 364 (5), SSCI-E 105*

Chemistry CHEM-C 390 (3), CHEM-C 100/C 120 (5), CHEM-C 101/CHEM-C 121 (5), CHEM-C 105/CHEM-C 125 (5), SSCI-E 105*, CHEM-C 109

Physics  PHYS-P 100 (5), PHYS-P 201 (5), AST-A 110, SSCI-E 105*

Geology  GEOG-G 315 (3), GEOG-G 107 (3), GEOL-G 100 (5), GEOL-G 133 (5), GEOL-G 400 (3),GEOL-T 312 (3), SSCI-E 105*

Students must have a C or higher in the core and concentration/minor courses. Some courses are only offered in the fall or in the spring and some only every other year. Please work with an advisor to create your schedule.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CORE Total 27 credits  NINE (9) courses

PAHM-V 171 Introduction to Public Administration (3 cr) prerequisite for all public administration courses

PAHM-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)

PAHM-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr)

PAHM-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr)

PAHM-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr)

PAHM-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr)

PAHM-V 378 Public Policy Process in the US (3 cr)

PAHM-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (3 cr)

PAHM-V 380 Internship in Public Affairs (3 cr)   OR  PAHM-H 365 Health Administration Practicum (3 cr)

SELECT ONE---Public Administration or Health Administration Concentration/Minor

Public Administration Total 24 credits

Requirements: FIVE (5) courses (15 cr) from the following, chosen in consultation with PAHM faculty/ advisor.

PAHM-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (3 cr)

PAHM-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr)

PAHM-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr)

PAHM-V 370 Research Methods and Statistics (3 cr)

PAHM-V 386 Case Study for Policy Analysis (3 cr)

PAHM-V 405 Public Law and the Legislative Process (3 cr)

PAHM-V 444 Public Administrative Organization (3 cr)

PAHM-V 460 Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr)

AND

THREE (3) of the following courses (9 cr.)

PAHM-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr)

PAHM-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr)

PAHM-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr)  OR  PAHM-H 474 Health Administration Ethics (3 cr)

PAHM-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr)

PAHM-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy (3 cr)

Health Administration  Total 24 credits

Requirements: EIGHT (8) courses (24 cr)  from the following, chosen in consultation with PAHM faculty/advisor.

PAHM-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr)

PAHM-H 352 Healthcare Finance I (3 cr)

PAHM-H 354 Health Economics (3 cr)

PAHM-H 401 Strategic Planning for health Care Organization (3 cr)

PAHM-H 402 Hospital Administration (3 cr)

PAHM-H 411 Long-Term Care Administration (3 cr)

PAHM-H 432 Health Care Marketing (3 cr)

PAHM-H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care (3 cr)

PAHM-H 474 Health Administration Ethics Seminar (3 cr) OR PAHM-V412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr)

PAHM-H 455 Topics in Public Health  (3 cr)

PAHM-H 456 Managed Care (3 cr)

ADDITIONAL elective courses to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation.