The Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Political Science, offers a Certificate of Public Administration and Policy. Students must complete 36 credit hours for the certificate. The following coursework must be completed to be eligible for the certificate.
This certificate is part of a Minor and connected to a Undergraduate degree. It is not a stand alone program.
Certificate Requirements
- Minimum 29 credits
- Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the certificate
- Students pursuing the Political Science, B.A. may share a maximum of 3 courses between the certificate and the majo
Require Courses ( 15 credits)
- POLI 250 – Introduction to Public Administration and Policy (3)
- POLI 350 – The Policy-Making Process (3)
- POLI 352 – Administrative Law (3)
- POLI 353 – Governmental Budgeting and Financial Administration (3)
- POLI 354 – Public Management and Personnel Systems (3)
Internship Requirement (4 credits)
Included in Emergency and Disaster Health Systems Degree
- ECON 101 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ENGL 391 – Advanced Exposition and Argumentation (3)
- STAT 121 – Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (4)
Total Credits Required for Certificate: 29
Catalog link to Public Administration and Policy Certificate