Public Administration, Associate of Arts

Program Description:

This program is designed for students planning to pursue a higher-level degree in public administration, as well as to equip students with skills needed in entry level clerical/support positions in the Public Administration field. It offers key introductory courses in public administration business management, as well as a thirty-nine credit-hour component of general education/liberal arts courses required for an Associate of Arts degree. FNU awards an Associate of Arts Degree in Public Administration upon graduation from this program.

Program Requirements (60 Credits)

General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3

ENC 1102English Composition II

3

SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Humanities (6 Credits)

Any Two Humanities Courses

Social Science (6 Credits)

ECO 2013Principles of Macroeconomics

3

SYG 2000Principles of Sociology

3

Natural Science (7 Credits)

BSC 1010General Biology

3

BSC 1010LGeneral Biology Lab I

1

ESC 1000Earth Science

3

Mathematics (7 Credits)

MAC 1105College Algebra I

3

STA 2014Introduction to Statistics

4

Information Literacy (4 Credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (21 Credits)

BUS 2505End of Program Assessment

0

CGS 1510CSpreadsheet Application

3

ECO 2023Principles of Microeconomics

3

GEB 2430Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

3

MAN 2021Principles of Business Management

3

POS 2041American Government and Politics

3

POS 2112State and Local Government

3

An Associate of Arts program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials needed to complete the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree.

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