Major in Political Science (BA) – Master in Public Administration (MPA) 4+1

120 hours                        +           36 graduate hours

University Requirement – 2 hours

GSTD                     1002                        Freshman Seminar

General Education – 35 hours (Must include 3 hours of U.S. History) PLSC 2003 American Government: National cannot fulfill the social science requirement.

Political Science – 36 hours

PSCI                       2003                        American Government: National

PSCI                       2013                        State and Local Government: Arkansas and the U.S.

PSCI                       3053                        Introduction to Public Administration

PSCI                       3133                        Research Methods

15 hours of upper level political science electives

3 hours selected from the following:

PSCI                       3113                        Western Thought

PSCI                       3213                        Eastern Thought

Select 3 hours from the following:

PSCI       3003        International Relations

PSCI       3093        American Foreign Policy

PSCI       3193        Political Geography

PSCI       4013        International Law

PSCI       4053        Comparative Public Policy

PSCI       4083        Global Issues

PSCI       4203        Comparative Politics

Select 3 hours from the following:

PSCI       3033        American Political Parties

PSCI       3063        Administrative Law

PSCI       3123        Introduction to the Law

PSCI       4033        Legislative Processes

PSCI       4073        American Constitutional Law

Other Requirements – 18 hours
SPCH      1113        Introduction to Public Speaking
3 hours of electives in geography

Foreign language (6 hours) which may be fulfilled by freshman-level courses in the same language or a satisfactory score on a language proficiency exam.

Either six semester hours of foreign language above the freshman level or six semester hours in computer science or information systems.

Completion of remaining hours to total 120 undergraduate hours as approved by the advisor.  Depending upon the chosen minor, students may need additional upper-level hours to complete the required 40 junior/senior hours.

Select 12 hours of Graduate Courses to be taken senior year (12 hours will count toward BA degree):

PA           6003        Principles of Public Administration (Required Fall semester)

PA           6153        Public Personnel

PA           6023        Ethics

PA           6063        Public Policy or*

PA           6083        Organizational leadership

PA           6073        Research Methods or*

PA           6263        Program Evaluation

* Students will be required to take the other course during their second year

Remaining MPA courses

PA           6053        Public and nonprofit budgeting

PA           6153        Public Personnel

PA           6023        Ethics

PA           6063        Public Policy or

PA           6083        Organizational leadership

PA           6073        Research Methods or

PA           6263        Program Evaluation

Elective (advisor approval required)

Elective (advisor approval required)

Elective (advisor approval required)

PA           6113        Professional Project