Requirements For: B.P.A. Major – 45 hours, 2.5 gpa

• MA 120 - Basic Concepts of Statistics Credits: 3
• AC 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
• PO 200 - American National Government Credits: 3
• PO 201 - State and Local Government Credits: 3
• PA 330 - Public Administration Credits: 3
• PA 333 - Public Management and Leadership Credits: 3
• PA 334 - Public Personnel Administration Credits: 3
• PA 350 - Budget and Finance Credits: 3
• PA 380 - Public Service Values Credits: 3
• PA 390 - Administrative Law Credits: 3
• PA 404 - Capitalism and Societal Issues Credits: 3

Areas of Emphasis:

Select one (1) area of emphasis below:

• Business Relations 
• Criminal Justice 
• Fire Service Management 
• Homeland Security 
• Public Service 

Writing Seminar 6 cr.

EN 105  and EN 106  

Math Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

MA 120 , MA 135 , or higher math course excluding MA 208  

Science with a lab Requirement 4 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI 101 , BI 111 , BI 211 , BI 212 , BI 223 , BIO 221 , BIO 225 , BIO 325 , BIO 327 , BIO 330 , BIO 337L  and BIO 337 , BIO 350 , BIO 378 , BIO 400 , BIO 410 , BIO 411 , BIO 417 , CH 101 , CH 105  CH 107L  and CH 107 , CH 108L  and CH 108 , CH 317L  and CH 317 , CH 318L  and CH 318 , CH 328 , CH 329 , CH 337L  and CH 337 , CH 405 , CH 440 , GGP 115 , GGP 205 , GO 130 , GO 141 , GO 151 , GO 200 , GO 310 , GO 320 , GO 330 , PY 155 , PY 156 , PY 205 , or PY 206    

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

AC 435 , CA 302 , CS 300 , EDU 310 , MG 495 , NS 306 , PA 380 , PH 102 , PH 221 , PH 224 , PH 308 , PS 220 , SO 220  or SW 492   

Communications Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

CA 103 , CA 105 , or TH 105  

Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

PO 200 , PO 210 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , or HIS 113  

Humanities Requirement 6 cr.

Select one of the following Art or English: 

AR 115 , AR 215 , AR 216 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234  

And one of the following:

AR 115 , AR 215 , AR 216 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234 , CA 104  , CA 116 , CA 235 , FR 201 , ML 235 ,ML 251 , PH 101 , PC 202  ,PH 205 , RE 109 , SP 110 , SP 201 , SP 202 , TH 100 , TH 101 , TH 201 , TH 216   

Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.

Select one of the following:

BI 214 , CH 101 , CH 102 , CH 105 , CH 107  and CH 107L , CH 108  and CH 108L , GGP 115 , GGP 120 , GGP 205 , GO 125 , GO 130 , GO 141 , GO 151 , GO 200 , NS 220 , NS 241 , PY 101 , PY 155 , PY 156 , PY 205 , or PY 206  

*Computer Science and PE courses excluded.

Social Science Requirement 6 cr.

Select two of the following:

AN 100 , CJ 100 , CJ 200 , EC 141 , EC 142  , EDU 210 , FI 201 ,  GGH 110 , GGH 200 , HIS 104 , HIS 105 , PO 216 , PS 101 , PS 125 , PS 205 , SO 141 , SO 206 , or SW 205  

Seminar: Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning 3 cr.

Select one of the topics for LE 300*  

Student Seminar 3 CR.

LE 100 - First-Year Seminar  (required for all incoming first-time freshman and highly encouraged for transfer students)

Upper Division Hours 36 cr.

36 hours upper division (300 - 400) level course work

Writing Across the Curriculum 9 cr.

3 credit hours of Professional Writing (EN 306*  or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.

EN 306A , EN 306B , EN 306C , EN 307 , EDU 300 , CJ 450 , HIS 452 , HIS 454 , HIS 455 , MG 306 , NS 306 , PA 430 , PO 405 , PS 300 , PS 406 , or SO 300  

6 credit hours to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement must be chosen from among the courses designated in the catalog as “WI” (Writing Intensive ), composed as follows:

• 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course outside the student’s major(s); that is, the course must be offered by a program other than the one(s) that house(s) the student’s major area of study at the time the course is taken.
• 3 of the credit hours must come from a WI course that is offered by the student’s major program; that is, the course must be offered by the same program that houses the student’s major at the time the course is taken.

AR 316 , AR 498 , BIO 498 , CA 218 , CA 318 , CH 342 , CJ 221 , CS 300 , EDU 310 , EN 201 , EN 221 , EN 232 , EN 234 , EN 490 , FW 190 , GGP 350 , HIS 261 , HIS 453 , LE 410 , MA 301 , ML 251 , MG 495 , NUR 460 , PA 432 , PO 210 , PS 315 , SP 320 , SO 141 , SW 325  

Additional Requirements

Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music Degree upon completion of the following requirements:

• Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA (or higher dependent on major).
• A minor for Geography and Information Systems majors.
• Satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
• Completion of degree specific requirements.
• Completion of Liberal Education requirements.
• Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park University. At least 15 of these 30 hours must be in the major.
• Submission of an Application for Graduation.