M etropolitan Community College
Associate of Arts
Business
Years 1 & 2
Communications
Park University
Bachelor of Public Administration
Public Service
Years 3 & 4
Liberal Education
Cr.
ENGL101 Composition & Reading I
3
Writing Competency Test
P
ENGL102 Composition & Reading II
3
**EN306 Professional Writing in Discipline
3
COMM100 or COMM102
3
Electives
20
Mathematics
MATH120 College Algebra or higher
Degree Core
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
3
Total General Education Courses
PA333 Public Management and 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
Public Service Emphasis
3
AND 3 of the following
PA331 Public Organizations
PA342 Administrative Politics
PA345 Media and Public Administration
3
Common Core Electives
ECON211 Microeconomics
MATH115 Statistics
POLS136 Intro to American National Politics
3
EC315 Quantitative Research Methods
Humanities Appreciation (choose 1)
ART108, 150, 151; MUSI108; THEA106
PA330 Public Administration
PA432 Senior Project in Public Administration
Humanities (choose 1)
PHIL100, 200, 203; ENGL218. 220, 221, 222,
223, 268
5
PA360 Special Topics in Public Administration
9
PO210 Comparative Political Systems
3
3
3
43
General Degree Requirements
Global Diversity (see MCCKC for list)
3
COLL100 First Year Seminar
1
CSIS115 Computer Concepts & Apps.
3
Electives: Advising Track
BSAD101 Principles of Accounting I
3
BSAD102 Principles of Accounting II
3
BSAD270 Legal Environment of Business
Business Elective
Total Credit Hours Required
3
1
60
PO320 American Foreign Policy
PA430 Research in Public Administration
Credits
Total Credits Required
53
54
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
** May substitute PA430 for EN306; PA430 will only be counted
for EN306 and will not count in emphasis area.
2015-2016
9/12/2015