Program: Politics, Policy & Public Administration Major - Eastern Oregon University

Apr 02, 2025

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Complete all institutional graduation requirements.

Politics, Policy & Public Administration is a minimum of 60 credits is required for the major. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major and a cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for completion of the major. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements.

Minors in Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration cannot be declared with this major

Core Required Courses: 45 credits

POLS 101 - American National Government*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 151 - Democracy & Public Service*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 221 - International Relations*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 251 - Social Science Research Methods Credits: 5
POLS 314 - State & Local Government Credits: 5
POLS 340 - Politics and Media*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 350 - Public Policy*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 352 - Budgetary Politics & Process Credits: 5
Choose ONE course from the following list:
POLS 407 - Seminar Credits: 5
POLS 450 - Applied Policy Analysis Credits: 5
POLS 451 - Applied Public Administration*SSC Credits: 5

Upper Division Political Science Elective: 15 credits

Choose 15 credits from the following list of courses: [Non-Political Science courses may be counted with prior program approval]

POLS 310 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
POLS 315 - Globalization and Beer Credits: 2
POLS 316 - Politics and Beer Credits: 2
POLS 317 - Beer and Tourism Credits: 2
POLS 318 - The American Dream Credits: 2
POLS 320 - The Presidency Credits: 5
POLS 353 - Rural Governance Credits: 5
POLS 354 - Public Personnel Management Credits: 5
POLS 381 - Jurisprudence Credits: 5
POLS 382 - Constitutional Law Credits: 5
POLS 383 - Civil Liberties Credits: 5
POLS 384 - Administrative Law and Process Credits: 3
POLS 402 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-5
POLS 409 - Field Placement Credits: 1-15 ^{_{[limit of 5 credits]}}
POLS 410 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-5
POLS 450 - Applied Policy Analysis Credits: 5
POLS 477 - Gambling Policy Credits: 5

Minors in Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration cannot be declared with this major

Core Required Courses: 45 credits

Upper Division Political Science Elective: 15 credits

Total credits required for major: 60

EPCC major creation October 2021 - starts summer 2022