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Public Administration and Public Policy

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Requirements

Major Dependent Concentration(s)

Program Requirements

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in Public Administration and Public Policy, B.S. program

Students must complete a minimum of 46 credits for the major. Credit toward the major will be allowed only for courses and corequisites completed with a grade of a C or higher.

A. Core Courses

  • course Introduction to American Politics (4)

  • course Issues in World Politics (4)  

    or course Comparative Politics (4)

  • course The Research Process in Political Science (4)

  • course Data Analysis in Political Science (4)

B. Sequence of Departmental Courses

  • course Public Affairs Careers Orientation (2)

  • course Public Administration (4)

  • course Public Administration Financial Analysis (4)

  • course American Public Policy (4)

  • course Government and the Economy (4)

  • course Public Budgeting (4)

  • course Public Sector Human Resource Management (4)

  • course Public Administration Internship (4)  

    • Enrollment in this capstone course must be preceded by consultation with the internship director. In those cases where the internship requirement is waived, the student must elect an alternative 4-credit capstone course, subject to approval of the department.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Public Administration and Public Policy, and Sustainability Engineering.