Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________	Bulletin: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: State and Local Government Microcredential Minimum Credits Required:__________________
State and Local Government Microcredential College of Liberal Arts >> Political Science, Public Administration, and Philosophy department 6 hours The undergraduate microcredential in State and Local Government provides insights into the responsibilities of key decision-makers and the pressing issues that state and local governments face. It will help you gain a better understanding of the dynamic environment in which public policy is shaped at the state and local levels and will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to advance your professional career and make an impact in your community. USI students do not have to be formally enrolled in the microcredential to take the courses. Credit hours for the microcredential must be earned at USI and may be applied toward another degree program, including degrees in Political Science and Public and Nonprofit Administration.
Undergraduate Microcredential Requirements The total number of credit hours required for an undergraduate microcredential may vary by academic discipline but must require a minimum of 6 credit hours and not more than 9 credit hours. At least 50% of the microcredential requirements must be earned at USI. Coursework taken more than 4 years before the microcredential is awarded cannot be applied. Credit hours earned for a microcredential may be applied toward another degree program. A microcredential, therefore, can be embedded within a larger (e.g. certificate, minor, or major) undergraduate degree program. Academic departments may determine whether coursework taken to complete a microcredential can also be applied to a degree program. Microcredentials may be stand-alone or linked to an existing degree program, allowing for stackability with other microcredentials and certificates toward a degree (i.e., certificate, minor, or major) program. Students earning an undergraduate microcredential are not eligible to participate in commencement exercises, but the credential will be added to their official transcript record.
Required Course (3 hours)
Course Name	Credits:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
POLS 202 - Introduction to Public Administration Term(s) Offered: Spring	Credits: 3
Elective (3 hours)
Course Name	Credits:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
POLS 305 - State and Local Government or Term(s) Offered: Every other year	Credits: 3
POLS 427 - Urban Politics and Governance *USI Core 39:* Social Science (BS); Ways of Knowing - Social Inquiry Term(s) Offered: Every other year	Credits: 3
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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________

Bulletin: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: State and Local Government Microcredential Minimum Credits Required:__________________

State and Local Government Microcredential

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

6 hours

The undergraduate microcredential in State and Local Government provides insights into the responsibilities of key decision-makers and the pressing issues that state and local governments face. It will help you gain a better understanding of the dynamic environment in which public policy is shaped at the state and local levels and will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to advance your professional career and make an impact in your community. USI students do not have to be formally enrolled in the microcredential to take the courses. Credit hours for the microcredential must be earned at USI and may be applied toward another degree program, including degrees in Political Science and Public and Nonprofit Administration.

Undergraduate Microcredential Requirements

The total number of credit hours required for an undergraduate microcredential may vary by academic discipline but must require a minimum of 6 credit hours and not more than 9 credit hours.
At least 50% of the microcredential requirements must be earned at USI.
Coursework taken more than 4 years before the microcredential is awarded cannot be applied.
Credit hours earned for a microcredential may be applied toward another degree program. A microcredential, therefore, can be embedded within a larger (e.g. certificate, minor, or major) undergraduate degree program. Academic departments may determine whether coursework taken to complete a microcredential can also be applied to a degree program.
Microcredentials may be stand-alone or linked to an existing degree program, allowing for stackability with other microcredentials and certificates toward a degree (i.e., certificate, minor, or major) program.
Students earning an undergraduate microcredential are not eligible to participate in commencement exercises, but the credential will be added to their official transcript record.

Required Course (3 hours)

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

POLS 202 - Introduction to Public Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring

Credits: 3

Elective (3 hours)

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

POLS 305 - State and Local Government or
Term(s) Offered: Every other year

Credits: 3

POLS 427 - Urban Politics and Governance

USI Core 39: Social Science (BS); Ways of Knowing - Social Inquiry

Term(s) Offered: Every other year

Credits: 3

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