Public Administration Minor

This minor is available to all majors except the public administration and emergency and disaster management major.

Choosing a minor field of study is optional. A minimum of 15 semester hours of separate identifiable semester credits must be earned for each minor that is declared. The same course may not be used in a major and a minor or among multiple minors unless the course is a required course (not part of a “select” area) in both the major and the minor or among multiple minors.

Curriculum

• BA 210 Management Principles (3 credits)
• PA 364 Public Administration (3 credits)
• PA 440 Public Budgeting Process (3 credits)
• PA 445 Administrative Law (3 credits)

Plus One of the Following (3 credits):

• PS 100 U.S. Government
• PS 230 State and Local Government

Plus One of the Following (3 credits):

• BA 302 Business Law and Ethics
• BA 361 Human Resources Management
• BA 362 Supervision
• SOC 384 Social Welfare Programs and Policies
• BA 390 Complex Organizations
• PS 411 American Constitutional Law I
• PA 430 Cases in Public Administration

Note

• At least nine credits in this minor must be earned in upper division coursework.