The Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Political Science, offers a Certificate of Public Administration and Policy. Students must complete 36 credit hours for the certificate. The following coursework must be completed to be eligible for the certificate.
Certificate Requirements
- Minimum 29 credits
- Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the certificate
- Students pursuing the Political Science, B.A. may share a maximum of 3 courses between the certificate and the majo
Require Courses ( 15 credits)
- POLI 250 – Introduction to Public Administration and Policy (3)
- POLI 350 – The Policy-Making Process (3)
- POLI 352 – Administrative Law (3)
- POLI 353 – Governmental Budgeting and Financial Administration (3)
- POLI 354 – Public Management and Personnel Systems (3)
Internship Requirement (4 credits)
Included in Emergency and Disaster Health Systems Degree
- ECON 101 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ENGL 391 – Advanced Exposition and Argumentation (3)
- STAT 121 – Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (4)
Total Credits Required for Certificate: 29
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