Public Administration, Associate of Arts (Not Enrolling)

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 1501

College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (6 Credits)

Any Two Humanities Courses

6

Social Science (6 Credits)

ECO 2013	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
SYG 2000	Principles of Sociology	3

Natural Science (7 Credits)

BSC 1010	General Biology	3
BSC 1010L	General Biology Lab I	1
ESC 1000	Earth Science	3

Mathematics (7 Credits)

MAC 1105	College Algebra I	3
STA 2014	Introduction to Statistics	4

Information Literacy (4 Credits)

CGS 1030

Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (21 Credits)

BUS 2505	End of Program Assessment	0
CGS 1510C	Spreadsheet Application	3
ECO 2023	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEB 2430	Business Ethics & Social Responsibility	3
MAN 2021	Principles of Business Management	3
POS 2041	American Government and Politics	3
POS 2112	State 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.