Bachelor of Science in Public Administration with majors in 
Criminal Justice Administration, and Public Management and Policy

For students attending classes at Pima Community College and preparing to transfer to The University of Arizona, the following course work is recommended. Refer to The UA General Catalog or contact the Undergraduate Programs Office in The Eller College of Business and Public Administration (621-2505) for additional information. A maximum of 64 credits of community college course work may be applied toward a Business and Public Administration college degree program at The University of Arizona. Consult your advisor regarding course selection. If you will not be completing this transfer guide, see the "Acceptance of Transfer Course Work to meet UA General Education Requirements."

Foundation Courses Required for Advanced Standing

*prerequisite is College Algebra or placement
**Public Management and Policy or Health and Human Services majors should take PAD 221 and Criminal Justice majors should take AJS 101 or AHS 256.
***All students who wish to graduate from the Eller College must complete a business emphasis area course in ethics.  This course does not have to be completed before application to professional admission, but may be completed before transfer to The University of Arizona.  Please, note, only 64 units may transfer from the community college and 45 units of upper-division credit must be completed for graduation from The University of Arizona.

The above-listed courses include some, but not all, of the required AGEC courses. Consult your Pima advisor regarding AGEC completion.

Advanced Standing is required for entry to the professional phase of the BSPA degree program. 

To be eligible to apply (no guarantee of admission):

• Admitted to the University of Arizona. All Advanced Standing decisions will be unofficial until all transcripts are deemed official by the Office of Admissions

• Have completed a minimum of 42 units of work acceptable to the University of Arizona

• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 (this minimum is subject to change in future semesters) based on your cumulative GPA from your current institution

• Refer to the Eller College Undergraduate Programs webpage for required foundation course information.

• Students make application in September for Spring admission, and February for Fall admission.

SECOND LANGUAGE -- This requirement may be met by demonstrating proficiency in a single second language at the second semester level. Refer to Examination Policies in The UA General Catalog for additional information on ways in which proficiency may be demonstrated. Course work available at Pima Community College includes the following:

• FRE 101, 102
• GER 101, 102
• GRK 101, 102
• ITA 101, 102
• JPN 101, 102
• LAT 101, 102
• POR 101, 102
• RUS 101, 102
• SLG 101, 102
• SPA 101, 102

¹ Common courses

PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE STU 210, "TRANSFER STRATEGIES" This course offers UA campus visits; meetings with UA staff members who represent the Offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, The Center for Transfer Students and other University resources; and consultation for evaluating transfer timing. This course transfers to the UA as elective credit. See a P.C.C. counselor/advisor about enrolling in STU 210.

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Last updated December 09, 2003