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2015-2016 Academic Catalog

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2015-2016 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Administration, Bachelor of Science

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First Year:

HI 101 Civilization I 3 hrs
HI 102 Civilization II 3 hrs
EN 101 Composition I 3 hrs
EN 102 Composition II 3 hrs or
EN 105 Freshman Honors Composition 3 hrs
EC 221 Economic Principles I 3 hrs
EC 222 Economics Principles II 3 hrs
RL 101 Survey of the Old Testament 3 hrs
RL 102 Survey of the New Testament 3 hrs
PS 232 American Government 3 hrs
HP 100 Personal Fitness 1 hr
Health and Physical Education Activities (Choose any HP course numbered (101-120) 1 hr
CC 100 College Connection 1 hr
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Mathematics

(Choose one of the following)

Total: 3 hrs

Total: 33 hrs

Second Year:

AC 211 Accounting Principles I: Financial Accounting 3 hrs
AC 212 Accounting Principles II: Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
PI 300 Christian Faith & Values 3 hrs or
RL 300 Christian Faith and Values 3 hrs
HI 221 American History I 3 hrs
HI 222 American History II 3 hrs
EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature 3 hrs or
EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature 3 hrs
MA 211 Elementary Statistics 3 hrs
Health and Physical Education Activities (Choose any HP course numbered (101-120) 1 hr
BA 200 Computer Business Applications 3 hrs
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Natural Sciences

(Choose one of the following courses plus lab)

BI 101 Introduction to Biology 3 hrs
BI 102 Introduction to Biology 1 hr
BI 113 Principles of Biology: Cell Function and Plant Diversity 3 hrs
BI 114 Principles of Biology: Cell Function and Plant Diversity 2 hrs
BI 115 Principles of Biology: Ecological Interactions and Animal Diversity 3 hrs
BI 116 Principles of Biology: Ecological Interactions and Animal Diversity 2 hrs
CH 111 General Chemistry 3 hrs
CH 112 General Chemistry Lab 2 hrs
ES 103 Introduction to Earth Science 3 hrs
ES 104 Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 hr
ES 205 Introduction to Astronomy 3 hrs
ES 206 Astronomy Lab 1 hr
ES 220 Introduction to Meteorology 3 hrs
ES 221 Meteorology Lab 1 hr
PH 101 Introduction to Natural Science: Physical Science 3 hrs
PH 102 Physical Science Lab 1 hr
PH 220 General Physics I 3 hrs
PH 221 General Physics I Lab 2 hrs

Total: 4-5 hrs

Foreign Language

(Choose one of the following)

Total: 3 hrs

Total: 32-33 hrs

Third Year:

EC 337 Money and Banking 3 hrs
EC 442 Public Sector Economics 3 hrs
HI 341 Contemporary America 3 hrs
MG 350 Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 hrs
PS 232 American Government 3 hrs or
PS 233 State and Local Government 3 hrs
PS 322 Public Administration 3 hrs
PS 200 Introduction to Social Science: Political Science 3 hrs
Chosen Minor 3 hrs
SO 221 Principles of Sociology 3 hrs
CA 112 Public Speaking 3 hrs
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Fine Arts

(Choose one of the following)

AR 200 Art Appreciation 3 hrs
CM 250 Cinema Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 200 Music Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 331 Music History and Literature I 3 hrs
MU 332 Music History and Literature II 3 hrs
TH 200 Theatre Appreciation 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs

Total: 33 hrs

Fourth Year:

BA 446 Commercial Law I 3 hrs
Political Science Electives (Choose any two PS Courses 300 or above) 6 hrs
PS 422 American Public Policy and Policy Analysis 3 hrs
SO 330 Urban Sociology 3 hrs
Chosen Minor 12 hrs
Free Electives 6 hrs
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Total: 33 hrs

Total Degree Requirements: 131-132 hrs

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