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Public Administration and Policy Analysis
(College of Letters and Science)
John Blakeman, Chair of Political Science Department
Room 484, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-2688
E-mail: polisci@uwsp.edu or jblakema@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/polisci

Public administration and policy analysis is an interdisciplinary program, offering both a major and a minor, administered by the Political Science Department. For students interested in public service or graduate education.

Public Administration and Policy Analysis Major
Consists of 40 credits distributed as follows:

1. Government, 6 credits: Poli Sci 101, 242.

2. Principles, 9 credits: Poli Sci 202, 250; Econ 210.

3. Functional areas, 9 credits from: Poli Sci 354, 356 or Econ 311, Poli Sci 358, 450, Business 380 or 386.

4. Tools of analysis, 7 credits: Poli Sci 397 and 4 credits of statistics from Math 355 or Psychology 300 or Sociology 351.

5. Electives, 9 credits selected from one of the groups listed below. A course used to fulfill a requirement in Sections 1-4 above MAY NOT also be used to fulfill a requirement in this section.

1. Public policy: Econ 315, 328; Soc 260; Poli Sci 212, 304, 306, 308, 314, 317, 320, 414, 455.

2. Public planning: Geography 276, 370, 372, 373; Natural Resources 480; Poli Sci 341, 455; Sociology 356, 357; Econ 374.

3. Human resources administration: Business 347; Econ 345, 346; Poli Sci 315, 354, 455; Psych 345, 350, 401; Sociology 270, 310, 315.

4. Natural resources and the environment: Econ 342; Geography 340, 368; History 366; Natural Resources 370, 371, 372, 388, 389, 473; Philosophy 380; Poli Sci 304, 305, 455.

5. Public finance administration: Acct 210, 211, 312, 370; Econ 311, 328; Poli Sci 356, 358, 455.

6. Recommended: Poli Sci 455 internship.

Public Administration and Policy Analysis Minor
Consists of 25 credits.

1. Government, 6 credits: Poli Sci 101, 242.

2. Principles, 6 credits: Poli Sci 202, 250.

3. Functional areas, 6 credits from: Poli Sci 354, 356, 358, 450, Business 380.

4. Tools of analysis, 7 credits: Poli Sci 397 and 4 credits of statistics from Math 355 or Psych 300 or Sociology 351.

Academic Standards
To graduate with a major in public administration and policy analysis, you must earn a grade point average of 2.50 or higher in ALL courses taken in the major, including transfer courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. You may repeat a course in the major only if you follow the course repeat policy found in the Academic Information section of this catalog. Courses in public administration and policy analysis are open to all students who meet the prerequisites.