Bachelor of Public Administration (B.P.A.) Major in Public Administration
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
- The Bachelor of Public Administration (B.P.A.) degree with a major in Public Administration requires the following 36 hours of Public Administration courses:
Course List Code Title Hours PA 3301 Political Institutions and Public Service 3 PA 3300 Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Administration 3 PA 3330 Public Personnel and Human Resource Administration 3 PA 3310 Public Finance Administration 3 PA 3311 Analytical Techniques 3 PA 3350 Public Policy Process 3 PA 4389 Internship in Public Administration 3 Advanced Public Administration Electives (choose five of the following) 15 State and Local Government Metropolitan Politics Comparative Public Administration Urban Management and Regional Policy Issues in Law and Public Policy Latina/o Politics Administrative Law Government, Nonprofit and American Business Ethics in American Government Internship in Public Administration Research in Public Administration Total Hours 36 - Students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to choose their free electives from the following career support areas:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | ||
| PA 3316 | Metropolitan Politics | 3 |
| GEO 3310 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| GEO 3320 | Community and Regional Planning | 3 |
| International | ||
| PS 4321 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| PS 4352 | International Law | 3 |
| PS 4353 | International Organizations | 3 |
| ECO 3317 | International Economics | 3 |
| Social Services | ||
| SOCI 3328 | Complex Organizations | 3 |
| SOWK 2375 | Social Services in the Community | 3 |
| SOWK 4310 | Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work | 3 |
| SOWK 4355 | Policy Practice | 3 |
| Legal Services | ||
| PS 3332 | Constitutional Law: Basic Structures and Principles | 3 |
| PS 3333 | Constitutional Law: Individual Liberties | 3 |
| PA 4340 | Issues in Law and Public Policy | 3 |
| CJ 2360 | Fundamentals of Criminal Law | 3 |
| Health Services | ||
| HA 3308 | Healthcare Organization | 3 |
| HIM 3380 | Quality Management for HIIM | 3 |
7. Enrollment in PA 4389 requires completion of 24 hours of Political Science courses, a Texas State GPA of 2.25, and a Major GPA of 2.25.
8. There is no foreign language requirement for those who have completed two years of the same foreign language in high school.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 | Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 |
| Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 | Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 |
| US 1100 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Component Area Option Code 090/091 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | HIST 2310 or 2311 (TCCN HIST 2311 or 2321) | 3 |
| ENG 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340, 2359, 2360, or 2371 (Component Area Option Code 090/094 [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327, or 2328]) | 3 | ENG 3303 or 3304 | 3 |
| Modern Language 1410 (if needed) or Elective | 4 | Modern Language 1420 (if needed) or Elective | 4 |
| PA 3301 | 3 | PA 3300 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| PA 3330 | 3 | HIST 2320 or 2312 (TCCN HIST 2312 or 2322) | 3 |
| Advanced PA Electives | 6 | SOCI 3324, 3328, 3353, or 3365 | 3 |
| Minor | 6 | PA 3310 | 3 |
| PA 3311 | 3 | ||
| Minor | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| PA 3350 | 3 | GEO 3310, 3320, or 3340 | 3 |
| Advanced PA Electives | 6 | PA 4389 | 3 |
| Minor | 6 | Advanced PA Elective | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
