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Dec 06, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
History/Political Science: Political Science and Public Administration, BA/MPA 4+1 Program
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History/Political Science: Political Science and Public Administration, BA/MPA 4+1 Program Degree Plan
A 4+1 program is available for students interested in earning a bachelor’s degree in history/political science: political science 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)
General Education (32 hours)
Note: 3 hours of fine arts/humanities requirements are included in the major. PSCI 2003 - American Government: National cannot be used to fulfill the social science requirements. Political Science (36 hours)
Select 3 hours from the following:
Select 3 hours from the following:
Other Requirements (12 hours)
- PSCI 4353 Senior Paper Research or 3 hours of upper-level non-creative writing
- 3 hours of Geography electives
- 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)
Electives (26 hours)
- 26 hours of unrestricted electives
Electives (12 hours)
Select 12 hours from the following: Professional Project (3 hours)
Total Hours - 144 (108 undergraduate + 36 graduate)
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