REQUIREMENTS FOR
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
Minor Required
(Non-Comprehensive) (45 hours)
Department of Political Science - Missouri State

  Completed Need
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: 24 hours    
PLS 102: Introduction to American Public Policy

PLS 255: Public Administration

PLS 351: Municipal Government and Administration

PLS 354: Budget Administration

PLS 356: Public Personnel Administration

PLS 499: Senior Seminar

PLS 576: Quantitative Methods of Political Science & Public Policy

SOC 302 OR equivalent course

ELECTIVES: 21 hours    
PLS 205: Introduction to Comparative Politics

PLS 312: The Aged: Policies and Politics

PLS 315: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

PLS 399: Cooperative Education in Political Science 1-3 credit

PLS 413: The American Executive

PLS 414: The Legislative Process

PLS 419: The Judicial Process

PLS 451: Criminal Law and Its Enforcement

PLS 475: Approaches to Political Analysis

PLS 495: Senior Honor Project in Political Science

PLS 498: In-Service Training in Public Administration

PLS 551: Administrative Law

PLS 555: Public Policy for a Global Environment

PLS 563: Modern Political Theory

PLS 565: Contemporary Political Ideologies

PLS 573: Policy Analysis

TOTAL HOURS: 45