Political Science w/Public Administration Concentration

Political Science w/Public Adminitration Concentration is a minimum of 60 credits are 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 cannot be declared with this major

Core Required Courses: 25 Credits

POLS 101 - American National Government*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 151 - Democracy & Public Service*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 269 - Political Theory Credits: 5
POLS 382 - Constitutional Law Credits: 5
POLS 450 - Applied Policy Analysis Credits: 5

Public Administration Required Courses: 20 Credits

POLS 350 - Public Policy*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 353 - Rural Governance Credits: 5
POLS 354 - Public Personnel Management Credits: 5
POLS 409 - Field Placement Credits: 1-15 (2 credits required)
POLS 449 - Urban-Rural Ambassadors Credits: 3

Electives: 15 credits

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

*Courses cannot be taken more than 1 times without approval

POLS 110 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
HIST 206 - Sources and Citations Credits: 1
POLS 210 - POLS 210 Credits: 1-6
POLS 221 - International Relations*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 310 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
POLS 318 - The American Dream Credits: 2
POLS 320 - The Presidency Credits: 5
SOC 327 - Intro to Social Research Credits: 5
POLS 340 - Politics and Media*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 345 - Media/Politics/Propaganda*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 352 - Budgetary Politics & Process Credits: 5
POLS 369 - Major Debates in US Politics Credits: 5

Political Science w/Public Administration Concentration

Minors in Political Science cannot be declared with this major

Core Required Courses: 25 Credits

Public Administration Required Courses: 20 Credits

Electives: 15 credits

Total credits required for major: 60

Major starting summer 2026 - February 2026 EPCC