2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
    Jan 30, 2025  
2024-2025 University Catalog

Public Administration, Public Service Area Concentration, B.P.A.


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This program is part of the Air University Associates to Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU-ABC). Please review the AU-ABC website for further details. 

Public Administration, B.P.A.


  This program is part of the 4+1 Undergraduate to Graduate  program options. For questions regarding specific courses and concentration options, please consult with your Advisor, Campus Center or via email at: advising@park.edu.

 

This program meets the educational needs of persons who are interested or currently working in the field of public administration, whether at the municipal, state or federal level. The BPA provides a foundational background for those students who wish to pursue graduate studies, entry-level positions, or continued professional development.

Liberal Education Requirements 40 CR.


Writing Seminar Requirements 6 cr.


EN105  and EN106  

Math Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the following:

MA120 MA135 , or higher math course excluding MA208   

Science with a Lab Requirement 4 cr.


Select one of the following: BI101 , BI111 , BI211 , BI212 , BI223 , BIO221 , BIO225 , BIO325 , BIO327 , BIO330 , BIO337L , BIO337 , BIO350 , BIO410 , BIO411 , BIO417 , CH101 , CH105 , CH107L , CH107 , CH108L CH108 , CH317L , CH317 , CH318L , CH318 , CH328 , CH329 , CH337L , CH337 , CH440 , GGP115 , GGP205 , GO130 , GO141 , , , , , , , ,

 

Ethics Requirement 3 cr.


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Communications Requirements 3 cr.


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Citizenship Requirement 3 cr.


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Humanities Requirement 6 cr.


Select one of the following Art or English:

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And one of the following: 

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Natural Science Requirement 3 cr.


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Social Science Requirement 6 cr.


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Seminar; Integrative & Interdisciplinary Learning Requirement 3 cr.


Select one of the topics for LE300*

Graduation Requirements


Student Seminar 3 cr.


 (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 ( or equivalent from the list below) plus 6 credit hours of Writing Intensive coursework are required.

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

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Additional Requirements


Park University grants the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 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  and  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.

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