Public Administration, BS

The Bachelor of Science in Public Administration prepares students to work in a variety of operational roles in the public and non-profit sectors. Students will learn the fundamentals of federal, state, and local government administration. Successful graduates will be ready to contribute immediately to local governments, nonprofits, and the public service sector. This program also provides students with an excellent foundation for graduate work in Public Administration or Public Policy.

The Public Administration program prepares graduates with a blend of business fundamentals and the study of public administration, including a range of topics such as health, social science, history, and other domains that will provide students with important context for their work.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business Science, Public Administration program will be able to:

1. Explain the function of administration in federal, state, and local government.
2. Synthesize data and an understanding of government to make policy and administrative proposals as well as evaluate the impact of implemented policy.
3. Explain and perform the necessary steps required to implement policy decisions at the local, state, or national level.

Program Learning Outcomes

The following learning outcomes are linked to assignments and activities throughout this program:

1. CRITICAL THINKING: Professional graduates think critically and apply systems thinking to decision making.
2. PROBLEM SOLVING AND APPLICATION: Professional graduates apply functional area concepts and theories appropriately.
3. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION: Professional graduates communicate effectively by preparing and delivering oral and written presentations using appropriate technologies.
4. SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY: Professional graduates align personal, professional, and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards of conduct, including an understanding of corporate social responsibility.
5. VOCATIONAL AWARENESS: Professional graduates demonstrate an understanding of God's ongoing story in the world and their responsibility to God, self, organization, and the world as a part of that ongoing story.

Requirements for the BS in Public Administration

Organizational Management Foundations 36 hours

ACC 2113	Accounting I	3
ACC 2123	Accounting II	3
ACC 4323	Governmental and Not for Profit Accounting	3
	* Students must receive departmental approval for ACC 4323
BUS 2513	Principles of Economics	3
BUS 3003	Business Communication	3
BUS 3303	Business Law	3
BUS 4943	Ethics in Business	3
FIN 3203	Principles of Finance	3
HRM 3613	Human Resource Management	3
LDR 3653	Strategic Leadership Theory and Practice	3
MGT 2603	Principles of Management	3
	Choose one from
SEN 2013	Corporate Responsibility and Social Enterprise	3
	OR
SEN 3003	Case Studies in Social Enterprise	3
	OR
HON 2023	Corporate Responsibility and Social Enterprise	3

Public Administration Major 36 hours

POS 2013	National Government	3
POS 2033	Introduction to Public Policy	3
POS 3013	The U.S. in the Modern World	3
PSY 2013	General Psychology	3
PSY 3303	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	3
PSY 3323	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	3
SEN 3113	Introduction to Public Administration	3
SEN 3123	State and Local Government Administration	3
SEN 3133	Public Budgeting and Finance	3
SEN 3143	Public Administration Capstone	3
SEN 4813	Nonprofit Management Internship	3
	Choose one from
HIS 3563	Critical Eras in American History	3
	OR
HIS 3583	Critical Topics in American History	3

Electives 13 hours

General Education Core 35 hours

POS 2033 will satisfy the Social and Behavioral Science general education requirement. SEN 2013, SEN 3003, or HON 2023 will satisfy the Diversity general education requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 120