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May 31, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
Political Science and Public Administration 4+1 Combined Program, BA/MPA
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Political Science and Public Administration 4+1 Combined Program, BA/MPA Plan of Study
A 4+1 program is now offered for students interested in earning a Bachelor degree in History/Political Science: Political Science Option and a Master of Public Administration degree. By the end of the fourth year, students should complete 120 credit hours (108 undergraduate + 12 graduate) and receive their BA degree. They should complete an additional 24 graduate hours in their fifth year (including summers). After the completion of 144 hours (108 undergraduate + 36 graduate) they will be conferred the MPA degree if all other requirements are satisfied. Please meet with Dr. Paul Babbitt during your sophomore year, if interested.
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University Requirement (2 Hours)
Political Science (36 Hours)
3 hours selected from the following:
Select 3 hours from the following:
Select 3 hours from the following:
Other Requirements (12 Hours)
- 3 hours of electives in geography
- 3 hours upper-level non-creative writing or PSCI 4353 Senior Paper Research (choice should be made in consultation with a faculty advisor)
- 6 hours of foreign language*
* May be fulfilled by freshman-level courses in the same language or a satisfactory score on a language proficiency exam. Three hours of foreign language may be double counted to meet the general education requirement.
Additional Information
- Students may choose to complete a minor area in consultation with their advisor.
- If a student does not choose to complete a minor, the student may need to complete additional elective hours to reach the required 120 total hours.
- Depending upon the chosen minor, student may need additional upper-level hours to complete the required 40 junior/senior hours.
Required Core Courses (21 Hours)
Electives
(select 12 hours from the following):
Professional Project (3 Hours)
*All students are required to complete a professional project. This project is expected to incorporate the skills learned in the MPA program in a written product that is of use to a particular agency or organization. The student must receive prior approval in writing from the director of the MPA program before proceeding on the project. The student must be registered for PA 6113 during the term in which the project is completed. If a project is not completed during the term for which the student is enrolled, a grade of NC will be assigned. In order to complete the project the student must be enrolled for the credits during the term in which it will be completed. If the student is successful in completing the project a grade of CR will be assigned for the term during which the project was completed. However, any previous NC grades will not be changed and only the credits the student earned while enrolled in the semester that the project was completed will be awarded.
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