General Education Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

____COMM 100 or 101, 3 credits

____ENGH 101 or 100, 3 credits

____ENGH 302 (social sciences section), 3 credits

_ _ _Information Technology (included by taking GOVT 300)

____Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 106,108, 110, 111, 113, 115, 125, STAT 250), 3 credits

____Fine Arts (See Reverse), 3 credits

_ _ _Global Understanding (included by taking GOVT 132 or 133)

____Literature (See Reverse), 3 credits

____Natural Science 1 (Natural Science with Lab-1&2 must be in a single science), 4 credits

____Natural Science 2 (Natural Science with Lab-1&2 must be in a single science), 4 credits

_ _ _Social and Behavioral Science (included by taking GOVT 101 or 103)

____Western Civilization (HIST 100 or 125), 3 credits

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

____GOVT 101, (3 credits) ____GOVT 103, (3 credits)

____GOVT 132 or 133, (3 credits) ____GOVT 351, (3 credits)

____ECON 103, (3 credits) ____ECON 104, (3 credits)

____GOVT 300, (4 credits) ____MATH or STAT, (3 credits)

Field Requirements: 24 credits. A concentration is optional. Internship, independent study, and other select GOVT courses (including GOVT 319) may be used for a field, elective, or concentration with advisor’s approval.

o No Concentration
One course from each field:
____Field: Administration and Management
(GOVT 305,355,356,358,359,367,452,464)
____Field: Public Policy
(GOVT 312,318,346,347,361,364,366,412,464, ECON 309,335)
____Field: Nonprofit Management
(GOVT 353,354,358, NCLC 331,431, ECON 355)
____Field: US Government Institutions
(GOVT 301,302,304,305,307,308,309,311,409)
____Field: Administration and Economics
(GOVT 367, ECON 309,310,320,335,355)
Choose three field electives (additional courses from above choices):
____Field Elective
____Field Elective
____Field Elective / o With Concentration
Choose four of five fields:
____Field
____Field
____Field
____Field
Concentration:______
Choose four concentration electives:
____Field Elective
____Field Elective
____Field Elective
____Field Elective

____Synthesis (writing intensive): GOVT 490 or Honors Synthesis GOVT 491, 3 credits

GENERAL ELECTIVES: Variable credit, extra to the program

UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENT: Complete 45 upper division credits (300/400 level)

MINIMUM CREDITS TO GRADUATE:120

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

DECLARING A CONCENTRATION: A concentration in the PUAD program is optional. By declaring a concentration, your field requirements will change. You will choose four out of five Field Requirements and take four Concentration Electives chosen from your declared field. Thus, someone who wished to concentrate in Nonprofit Management would take four additional Nonprofit Management classes (GOVT 354,358,NCLC 331,431, ECON 355) for their four Concentration Electives.

ADVISING: By visiting our PIA office in Robinson Hall A201, you can meet with Matt Green, the Academic Coordinator based in the main office. Dr. Ann Ludwick is the Undergraduate Program Director and has walk-in advising hours every semester in Robinson Hall A204. You can also send an email with your questions to: . For upperclassmen, we have certain faculty members who serve as field directors. See pia.gmu.edu/undergraduate for more information.

DEGREE EVALUATION: An analysis of your degree progress is available on Patriotweb under the “Student Records” menu. The Degree Evaluation is used to determine eligibility for graduation, so please talk to Dr. Ludwick or Matt Green about incomplete or inaccurate evaluations.

BASIC CHSS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: 120 hours minimum required for the degree. 45 hours must be Upper Division (numbered at the 300/400 level). Activity oriented courses in PHED and PRLS do not apply. GVIP majors must earn at least a 2.0 average in courses applied to the Major requirements. Electives are necessary to meet the 120 hours required for the degree. How many electives and at what level (Upper or Lower Division) varies in relation to how general education and major requirements are met.

TRANSFER STUDENTS: Transfer students with AA, AS OR AA&S, degrees from the Virginia Community College System may be eligible for exemption from all University General Education requirements and all College of Humanities and Social Sciences additional requirements EXCEPT: ENGL 302. Contact Admissions to confirm your eligibility status.

Transfer students with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution have met all University General Requirements and College additional requirements.

All other transfer student transcripts are evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

CLASSES THAT MEET FINE ARTS REQUIREMENT:

http://chss.gmu.edu/general-education/arts

ARTH 101,102, 103, 200,201, 203, 204, 321,322, 324, 333, 334, 335, 340, 341,342, 344, 360, 362, 372, 373, 376, AVT 103, 104, 215, 222, 232, 243, 252, 253, 262, 272, DANC 101, 119,125, 131, 145, 161,225,231,245,301, 390, 391,ENGH372, ENGH396, GAME 101, MUSI 100, 101, 102, 107, 301, 302, PHIL 156, THR 101, 150,151, 210, 230, 395 OR 3 credits total from: MUSI 380-385,387, 389, 485.

CLASSES THAT MEET LITERATURE REQUIREMENT:

http://chss.gmu.edu/general-education/literature

ARAB 325, CHIN 310, 311, 325, 328, CLAS 250, 260, 340, 350, 360, 380, ENGH 201, 202, 203, 204, FREN 325, 329, FRLN 330, GERM 325, ITAL 325, PHIL 253, RELI 235, RUSS 325, 326, 327, SPAN 325

Rev 06-26-12 Email: Web: pia.gmu.edu/undergraduate è