Bachelor of Science in Public Administration

For students attending classes at the Maricopa County Community Colleges and preparing to transfer to The University of Arizona, the following course work is recommended. A maximum of 72 units of community college credit may be applied to a bachelor’s degree program at The University of Arizona. Refer to The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog or contact the Undergraduate Programs Office in the College of Business and Public Administration (621-2505) for additional information.

Advanced Standing is required for entry to all 300- or 400- level courses in the College of Business and Public Administration. Refer to the College of Business and Public Administration in The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog for more information about the College and curriculum.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCED STANDING

ENGLISH--6 units

• ENG 101 or 107
• ENG 102 or 108

MATHEMATICS--6 units

• MAT 179, 210

ACCOUNTING--7-9 units

• ACC 230, 111 or 250, 215

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS--3 units

• BPC/CIS 105

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION--6 units

• Complete this requirement after transfer to the UA.

ECONOMICS--6 units

• ECN 111, 112

BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCE--6-8 units; labs are optional.

• Astronomy -- AST 101, 102, 111, 112
• Biology -- BIO 100 or 101 or 102, 105, 108, 109, 110, 114, 131, 148, 149AA-AO, 150, 155, 160, 181, 182, 183, 201, 202, 203, 205, 241, 243, 254, 280
• Chemistry -- CHM 130 and 130LL or 151 and 151LL, 152 and 152LL or 154 and 154LL, 220*, 220LL*, 230, 230LL, 235, 235LL, 236, 236LL, 238, 238LL
• Geology -- GLG 101 and 103, 102 and 104, 106 and 107, 110 and 111, 112 and 113, 114 and 115, 116 and 117, 123, 140, 205, 220*, 225
• Physical Geography -- GPH 111 or 212, 210, 211
• Physics -- PHY 101, 103, 105, 111 or 115, 112 or 116

* Accepted as lower-division credit.

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDY AREAS
The following freshman and sophomore level course options offered in the Maricopa County Community Colleges satisfy requirements in the areas indicated at The University of Arizona.

Since 51 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science in Public Administration degree must be junior-/senior-level, not all general education courses should be or can be completed at the community college. Some general education courses will have to be selected from The University of Arizona junior-/senior-level course options in order to earn sufficient upper-division units to meet graduation requirements. The complete set of options includes junior-/senior-level courses and is available through the Undergraduate Programs Office at The University of Arizona.

WESTERN CIVILIZATION--6 units

• HIS 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 109, 145, 203, 209
• HUM 103, 104, 108
• REL 201, 244

NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION--3 units

• HIS 113, 114, 271, 272, 275, 276
• PHI 245
• REL 202, 203, 246

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE--3 units

• ASB 100, 102, 211, 245
• ASM 101, 241
• PSY 101, 120, 123, 125, 140, 143, 155, 156, 205, 212, 215, 218, 235*, 240, 241, 245, 250*, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 266, 270, 277, 280, 281, 293
• SOC 101, 113*, 115, 130*, 132, 140, 141, 142, 143, 157*, 180, 212, 242, 251, 253*, 255, 257*, 260, 265

ETHICS--3 units

• HUM 207
• PHI 101 or 102, 105, 212, 213, 214*, 215

INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE--6 units

• GCU 141, 168, 169, 253
• HIS 243, 273, 275, 277
• IBS 120
• REL 243

SECOND LANGUAGE--8 units
Eight units of the same modern second language are required. Select from the options listed below. Students with language proficiency should refer to Credit by Examination in The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog for additional information on fulfilling this requirement.

• ARB 101, 102
• CHI 101, 102
• FRE 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
• GER 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
• GRK 101, 102
• HEB 101, 102, 201, 202
• ITA 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
• JPN 101, 102, 201, 202
• LAT 101, 102, 201, 202
• POR 101, 102
• RUS 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201, 202
• SLG 101, 102, 201, 202
• SPA 101 or 101AA or 103, 102 or 102AA or 104, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA or 203 or 204

ARTS AND LITERATURE--6 units

• Arts -- ARH 100, 101, 102, 107, 109, 112, 115, 117, 120A, 201, 217; HIS 122; MHL 141, 142, 143, 144, 145*, 146, 147, 153, 241*, 242*; THE 111, 210, 220, 260; HUM 205, 206, 208, 209, 211AA-AD, 212, 213
• Literature -- ENH 110, 111, 112, 114, 120, 130, 201, 202, 204, 214, 221*, 222*, 230, 241*, 242*, 254*, 260, 270, 275*, 284, 285

* Accepted as lower-division credit.

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