Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Public and Nonprofit Administration Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Public and Nonprofit Administration Minor

College of Liberal Arts >> Political Science, Public Administration, and Philosophy 

18 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

The Public and Nonprofit Administration Minor prepares students for a career in managing and administering public and nonprofit organizations. This minor offers courses in leadership, organizational behavior, human resources, public policy and budgeting. It is particularly suitable for those wishing to work for the local, state, and federal government or in the nonprofit sector.

The Public and Nonprofit administration minor is not open to Political Science majors in the Public and Nonprofit Administration (PNPA) concentration. The minor is open to Political Science majors in the Government Law, and Diplomacy (GLAD) concentration, but only two courses (6 credit hours) will double count towards the major and the minor.

Required Courses (6 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 104 - Introduction to Public Administration
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
POLS 232 - Research Design and Data Collection

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Choose one course from the following (3 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 203 - Introduction to the Policy Process in the United States
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
POLS 427 - Urban Politics and Governance
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 464 - Environmental Politics and Policy
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 465 - Comparative Public Policy

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3

Choose one course from the following (3 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 323 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 351 - Leadership in Bureaucratic Organizations in the United States
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
POLS 363 - Public Organizational Behavior
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Choose two courses from the following:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 203 - Introduction to the Policy Process in the United States
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
POLS 305 - State and Local Government
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
POLS 322 - Program Evaluation
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 323 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 351 - Leadership in Bureaucratic Organizations in the United States
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
POLS 361 - Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
POLS 363 - Public Organizational Behavior
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
POLS 399 - Advanced Topics in Political Science
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
POLS 427 - Urban Politics and Governance
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 441 - Public and Nonprofit Budgeting and Finance
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 464 - Environmental Politics and Policy
Term(s) Offered: Every other year
Credits: 3
POLS 465 - Comparative Public Policy

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
POLS 490 - Political Science Internship
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
POLS 498 - Research in Political Science
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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