| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Public and Nonprofit Administration Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Public and Nonprofit Administration MinorCollege 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. |
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Required Courses (6 credits) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| 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 Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| POLS 203 - Introduction to the Policy Process in the United States Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 427 - Urban Politics and Governance USI Core 39: Social Science (BS); Ways of Knowing - Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience - Writing Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 464 - Environmental Politics and Policy USI Core 39: Embedded Experience - Writing Embedded 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 Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| POLS 323 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 351 - Public Leadership 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 Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen 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 - Public Leadership 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 USI Core 39: Social Science (BS); Ways of Knowing - Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience - Writing 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 USI Core 39: Embedded Experience - Writing Embedded 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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