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Public Administration, BS

Public Administration, BS

Degree Map

Total Degree Map Credits 120

First Year

Course Credit
ENGL 112 – College English I 3
MTH 136 – Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry 3
FS 101 – Freshman Seminar I 1
LIB 100 – Lib & Resch Methods 2
CREATIVE EXPRESSION COURSE 3
PA 103 – Introduction to Public Service and Administration 3
Semester Total Credits 15
Course Credit
ENGL 150 – College English II 3
INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY COURSE 3
PA 150 – Introduction to Criminal Law **OR** PA 260 – Constiutional Law And Civil Liberties 3
CIS 101 – Computer Literacy 3
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBLE CORE COURSE 3
Semester Total Credits 15

Second Year

Course Credit
ENGL 212 – Masterpiece of World Literature 3
HIST 200 / HIST 201 **OR** US EXPERIENCES IN ITS DIVERSITY COURSE 3
PA 211 – NYS and Local Government 3
PA 225 – Public Policy and Caseload Management 3
BIO 101 OR LIFE & PHYSICAL SCIENCES COURSE 3
Semester Total Credits 15
Course Credit
BIO 211 **OR** SCIENTIFIC WORLD COURSE 3
CIS 261 – Contemporary Computer Applications 3
PA 285 – Administration of Global Institutions 3
PA 290 – Public Administration Internship I 3
PA 214 – Organizational Theory in the Public Sector 3
Semester Total Credits 15

Third Year

Course Credit
MTH 213 – Introduction To Statistics 3
PA 205 – Public Personnel Administration 3
PA 200 – Introduction to Non-profit Administration **OR** PA 215 – Designing Local Programs 3
PA 327 – BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT 3
COLLEGE OPTION: FOREIGN LANG I OR SOCIAL-CULTURAL COURSE 3
Semester Total Credits 15
Course Credit
PA 325 – Fiscal Administration 3
PA 326 – Ethical Issues in Government 3
PA 390 – Research Methodology for Public Administrators 3
COLLEGE OPTION: NATURAL SCIENCE OR MATH COURSE 3
COLLEGE OPTION: FOREIGN LANG II OR HUMANITIES COURSE 3
Semester Total Credits 15

Fourth Year

Course Credit
PA 413 – Public Program Evaluation 3
PA 300 – Public Bureaucracy and Disaster Management 3
PA 490 – Public Administration Internship 3
COLLEGE OPTION: SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COURSE 3
CHOOSE ONE CLASS (3 CREDITS) FROM YOUR DECLARED EMPHASIS 3
Semester Total Credits 15
Course Credit
PA 450 – Decision Making In Government Capstone 3
PA 407 – Comparative Public Administration **OR** PA 486 – Global Public Policy 3
CHOOSE ONE CLASS (3 CREDITS) FROM YOUR DECLARED EMPHASIS 3
CHOOSE ONE CLASS (3 CREDITS) FROM YOUR DECLARED EMPHASIS 3
CHOOSE ONE CLASS (3 CREDITS) FROM YOUR DECLARED EMPHASIS 3
Semester Total Credits 15