Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
Elective Requirements
Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120.
General Education Requirements (49 units)
See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" in the University Catalog.
Minor Requirements
Single field major, no minor required.
Major Requirements (48 units)
Students must select one of the concentrations listed. The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
Common Core Requirements (36 units)
A. Lower Division Required Courses (6 units):
| CIS 270 | Information Systems and Technology Fundamentals | 3 |
| MAT 105 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| | or | |
| MAT 131 | Elementary Statistics and Probability | 3 |
B. Upper Division Required Courses (24 units):
| ENG 352 | Writing and Speaking Skills for Management | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BUS 300 | Business Communications | 3 |
| PUB 300 | Foundations of Public Administration | 3 |
| PUB 301 | Administrative Leadership and Behavior | 3 |
| PUB 302 | Administration of Financial Resources | 3 |
| PUB 303 | Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
| PUB 304 | Administration of Public Policy | 3 |
| PUB 305 | Applied Statistics in Public Administration | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CJA 341 | Statistics in Criminal Justice Administration | 3 |
| PUB 490 | Senior Seminar in Public Administration | 3 |
C. Electives (6 units): Select a total of two courses from the following choices:
| | CJA XXX | |
| | CJA XXX | |
| POL 310 | Current Issues in American Government | 3 |
| POL 354 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| | PUB XXX | |
| | PUB XXX | |
| SOC 315 | Sociology Of Work | 3 |
| THE 320 | Speech Skills and Techniques | 3 |
Enrollment in PUB 496 requires the consent of the department chair.
CJA XXX and PUB XXX: Any Public Administration or Criminal Justice Administration course not used to satisfy other core or concentration requirements.
Each student must select one of the concentrations listed below:
Administrative Management Concentration (12 units)
A. Select three courses from the following (9 units):
| CJA 423 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| PUB 314 | Compensation, Staffing, and Appraisal | 3 |
| PUB 315 | Labor-Management Relations in Government | 3 |
| PUB 324 | Analytic Decision-Making | 3 |
| PUB 426 | Intergovernmental Relations and Grant-Writing | 3 |
| PUB 434 | Administrative Planning | 3 |
B. Select one additional course from the above list or from the following (3 units):
| COM 300 | Organizational Communications | 3 |
| COM 365 | Introduction to Public Relations | 3 |
| PSY 372 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PUB 330 | Urban Administration | 3 |
| PUB 371 | Health Services Administration and Public Policy Development | 3 |
| SOC 315 | Sociology Of Work | 3 |
| THE 320 | Speech Skills and Techniques | 3 |
Criminal Justice Administration Concentration (12 units)
A. Required Courses (9 units):
| CJA 340 | Criminal Justice & Community | 3 |
| CJA 342 | Legal and Ethical Foundations of Justice in Criminal Justice Administration | 3 |
| CJA 423 | Administrative Law | 3 |
B. Select one additional course from the following (3 units):
| CJA 443 | Criminal Law and Justice Administration | 3 |
| CJA 444 | Juvenile Justice Process | 3 |
| CJA 445 | Policing and the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| CJA 446 | Terrorism & Extremism | 3 |
| NCR 541 | Restorative Justice&Peacbldng | 3 |
| POL 360 | American Constitutional Law: Distribution of Power | 3 |
| PUB 315 | Labor-Management Relations in Government | 3 |
| PUB 324 | Analytic Decision-Making | 3 |
| PUB 330 | Urban Administration | 3 |
| PUB 434 | Administrative Planning | 3 |
| SOC 364 | Corrections | 3 |
| SOC 368 | Criminology | 3 |
| SOC 369 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
Health Services Administration Concentration (12 units)
A. Required Courses (6 units):
| PUB 371 | Health Services Administration and Public Policy Development | 3 |
| PUB 373 | Health Policy | 3 |
B. Select two additional courses from the following (6 units):
| CJA 423 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| PUB 314 | Compensation, Staffing, and Appraisal | 3 |
| PUB 315 | Labor-Management Relations in Government | 3 |
| PUB 434 | Administrative Planning | 3 |
| ECO 384 | Economics Of Health | 3 |
| HEA 201 | Health Care Systems and Perspectives | 3 |
| HEA 472 | Survey of Healthcare Finance | 3 |
Nonprofit Management Concentration (12)
A. Required Courses (9 units):
| PUB 450 | Nonprofit & Voluntary Sectors | 3 |
| PUB 451 | Managing the Nonprofit Organization | 3 |
| PUB 452 | Fundraising & Fund Development | 3 |
B. Select one additional course from the following (3 units):
| CJA 423 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| PUB 426 | Intergovernmental Relations and Grant-Writing | 3 |
| PUB 434 | Administrative Planning | 3 |
| PUB 371 | Health Services Administration and Public Policy Development | 3 |
| PUB 496 | Internship Practicum | 3 |
Public Financial Management Concentration (12 units)
A. Required Courses (9 units):
| ACC 230 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 231 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| PUB 426 | Intergovernmental Relations and Grant-Writing | 3 |
B. Select one additional course from the following (3 units):
Public Personnel Administration Concentration (12 units)
A. Required Courses (6 units):
| PUB 314 | Compensation, Staffing, and Appraisal | 3 |
| PUB 315 | Labor-Management Relations in Government | 3 |
B. Select two additional courses from the following (6 units):
| CJA 423 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| COM 300 | Organizational Communications | 3 |
| PUB 324 | Analytic Decision-Making | 3 |
| PUB 330 | Urban Administration | 3 |
| PUB 371 | Health Services Administration and Public Policy Development | 3 |
| PUB 434 | Administrative Planning | 3 |
| SOC 315 | Sociology Of Work | 3 |