M etropolitan Community College
Park University
Associate of Arts
Bachelor of Public Administration
Criminal Justice
Homeland Security
Years 1 & 2
General Education Requirements
Years 3 & 4
Liberal Education
Cr.
Communications
Cr.
Writing Competency Test
P
ENGL101 Composition & Reading I
3
**EN306 Professional Writing in Discipline
3
ENGL102 Composition & Reading II
3
Electives
21
COMM100 or COMM102
3
Degree Core
Mathematics
MATH120 College Algebra or higher
3
American Institutions
POLS137 Intro to State & Local Politics
3
Sciences: (2 courses, 1 w/lab)
BIOL, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL or PHYS
7
Western Civilization (choose 1)
HIST133 Found. Of West. Civilization or
HIST134 Modern West. Civilization
3
Social Science
ECON210 Macroeconomics
3
PA330 Public Administration
3
PA333 Public Management & Leadership
3
PA334 Public Personnel Administration
3
PA350 Budget and Finance
3
10 PA380 Public Service Values
3
PA390 Administrative Law
3
PA404 Capitalism and Societal Issues
3
Homeland Security Emphasis
3
AND 3 of the following
CJ353 Emergency Management
3
Humanities Appreciation (choose 1)
ART108, 150, 151; MUSI108; THEA106
3
PA432 Senior Project in Public Administration
Humanities (choose 1)
PHIL100, 200, 203; ENGL218. 220, 221, 222,
223, 268
5
AC201 Principles of Financial Accounting
CJ355 Homeland Security
GGH310 Geography of Terrorism
HIS319 Russia in the 20th Century
3
Common Core Electives
9
HIS333 The Modern Middle East
PA360 Special Topics in Public Administration
ECON211 Microeconomics
3
MATH115 Statistics
3
Credits
60
POLS136 Intro to American National Politics
3
Total Credits Required
120
Total General Education Courses
43
General Degree Requirements
Global Diversity (see MCCKC for list)
3
COLL100 First Year Seminar
1
CSIS115 Computer Concepts & Apps.
3
Electives: Advising Track
PA430 Research in Public Administration
Up to 75 credits from MCCKC may be applied towards
Graduation requirements at Park University. Residency
requirement of 30 hrs. at Park w/ 15 hrs. in major core.
* Common Core Elective Total may vary based on
students choice of Math and Science courses
CRJU101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
3
CRJU105 American Corrections
3
** May substitute PA430 for EN306; PA430 will only be counted
for EN306 and will not count in emphasis area.
CRJU223 Criminal Law
3
2015-2016
Electives
1
Total Credit Hours Required
60