Management and Supervision - Public Service Management (BAS)

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In addition to the 36-credit general education requirement (1000 and 2000 level courses) for a baccalaureate degree, students will build upon their associate’s degree coursework to complete a comprehensive 120-credit curriculum. The junior and senior level curriculum (3000 and 4000 level courses) consists of a 27-credit core and 33 credits of emphasis and elective courses.

Admission Program of Study Code R200G
State CIP Code 1105202991

Lower Division Requirements*

Unless otherwise specified, select courses from each category, see the A.A. Degree General Education Requirements section of catalog for course listings:

General Education Course Requirements*

ENC 1101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours
ENC 1102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
MAC 1105 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours or other General Education Math 3 Credit Hours
STA 2023 - Statistics 3 Credit Hours or other General Education Math 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Humanities (SATC) 6 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Biological Science 4 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Physical Science 4 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Science 3-4 Credit Hours or
HLP 1081 - Wellness: Practice and Theory 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - Social Science/History/Government 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - Social Science/Behavioral Science 3 Credit Hours
____ ____ - General Education Elective 1 Credit Hour

Total General Education Credits: 36

Lower Division Electives*: 24

Foreign Language

Credits must be earned in the same foreign language; the requirement may also be satisfied with two years of the same high school foreign language or appropriate score on an approved CLEP examination.

Total Foreign Language Credits: 8

Total Lower Division (Associate Degree) Requirements: 60

* Students entering with an A.S. or A.A.S degree will have more than 24 elective credits and may need additional general education credits to meet the 36 general education credits required for the baccalaureate degree. Students entering with an A.A. degree may need additional electives to provide appropriate business and/or technical background for the baccalaureate program.

Upper Division Requirements**

Core Requirements

BUL 3320 - Law and Business 3 Credit Hours
FIN 4402 - Financial and Economic Management 3 Credit Hours
GEB 3213 - Business and Administrative Communication 3 Credit Hours
GEB 3434 - Ethics for Business Leaders 3 Credit Hours
MAN 3052 - Management Philosophy and Practice 3 Credit Hours
MAN 3120 - Leadership and Group Dynamics 3 Credit Hours
MAN 3240 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours
MAN 3310 - Issues in Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
MAN 4720 - Strategic Planning and Management 3 Credit Hours

Total Core Requirements: 27

Required Courses for the Emphasis in Public Service Management

PAD 3003 - Public Service Operations 3 Credit Hours
PAD 3820 - Public Safety System Integration 3 Credit Hours
PAD 3874 - Community Relations 3 Credit Hours
PAD 3882 - Issues in Public Service Administration 3 Credit Hours
PAD 4878 - Capstone in Public Service 3 Credit Hours

Total Emphasis Requirements: 15

Technical Electives**

Students will work with an advisor to develop a program of study that includes technical electives from the approved list below:

ACG
BCN 1230 - Building Construction Materials and Processes 3 Credit Hours
BCN 2231 - Building Construction Materials and Processes II 3 Credit Hours
BUL

CAP

CGS
CIS 1000 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 Credit Hours
COP

CTS

ECO

GEB

GRA

HSA

ISM
MAC 2233 - Business Calculus 3 Credit Hours
MAR

PAD

STA

and/or other preapproved courses.

Technical Electives Course Requirements: 18

Total Upper Division Credits Required**: 60

**Depending on the student’s associate’s degree, with approval, some lower division credits may be substituted for upper division credits in the technical electives area.

Total Credits Required for the Degree: 120

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