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Associate of Arts

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Pre-Public Administration

Pre-Public Administration Course Descriptions

Dean:   Dr. Chuck Wilson

Curriculum pathway leading to an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts & Science for students seeking a transfer degree to a 4-year institution.

The Associate in Arts Degree in Public Administration is designed to begin the preparation for careers in public service, non-governmental organizations, urban and community planning, and pastoral and philanthropic work. Students with the AAPA will be able to transfer to baccalaureate programs in public administration and related fields, especially to Washburn University's Bachelor of Public Administration with much of the junior and senior level established as online courses. Hopefully, 2+2 programs with Departments of Public Administration at the University of Kansas and Park University will also be established. Students uninterested in transfer possibilities may utilize the AAPA as an effective introduction to, and preparation for, active and effective citizenship.

The AAPA program will emphasize administration, communication, law, planning, research,, resource management, and range of public issues. The academic content of the career courses will combine the theoretical with both experiential and practical dimensions. Learning and teaching will be interactive, intercultural, and inter-disciplinary.

The Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Science Degree meets the Board of Regents Transfer and Articulation Agreement. A Student completing this program and transferring to a public university, therefore, "will be accepted as having satisfied the general education requirements of all Kansas public universities."

General Education Requirements

College Requirement
- All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)

 

Course Number Course Title Hours
Basic Skill Requirements
ENGL 101 Composition I 3
ENGL 102 Composition II* 3
SPCH 151
SPCH 153
Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication
3
Total 9
Mathematics Requirements
MATH 105
MATH 115
College Algebra or
Statistics#
3-5
Total 3-5

Humanities Requirements
(9 credit hours from at least 3 disciplines including:
Art, History, Literature, vModern Language, Music, Philosophy or Theatre)

HIST   211
Contemporary Issues 3
PHIL   206 Ethics 3

Humanities Core Elective
(from Art, Literature, Music or Theatre) Performance courses are excluded

3
Total 9

Social and Behavioral Science Requirements
(6 credit hours from at least 2 disciplines including: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology)

PSYC 101  
SOSC 107 

Psychology or
Sociology

3
ECON 201
ECON 202

Principles of Macroeconomics or
Principles of Microeconomics

3
Total 6
Natural and Physical Science Requirements
(lecture with lab)
  Natural and Physical Science Core Elective 5
Total 5
Foreign Language Requirements
Foreign Language Core elective 5
Total 5
Total General Education Requirements 38-41
Technical Requirements (19-22 additional credits)
BUSN 108
BUSN 280
Human Relations in Business or
Human Resource Management or
(Washburn transfers: CIST 100 Computer Concepts & Applications instead of the above 2 courses)
3
POSC 102 International Relations 3
POSC 111 American Government 3
POSC 112 State & Local Government 3
POSC 201 Political Science Internship 3
POSC 245 Introduction to Public Administration 3
SOSC 207 Urban Sociology 3
SOSC 209 Social Problems
(Washburn transfers: Math 115, Statistics instead of SOSC 209)
3
SOSC 215 Introduction to Human Services 3
Total 19-22

Total hours required for an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Science in Pre-Public Administration Degree

60

*See course description for prerequisite.
**University of Kansas Bound: Add HIST 115/116/117/118-Western Civilization requirements (8 credit hours) Drop: HIST 211 and SOSC 207 (6 credit hours)