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PROGRAM CODE: MG PMPC BSP                    CATALOG YEAR: 20044 
          Bachelor of Science in Public Administration           
                  Public Management and Policy                   
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.               
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree 
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program;                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) 'House Numbered' Course Limitation                       
        House numbered courses that have a "9" as their middle   
        digit (e.g., 299, 393, 494, etc.) are restricted as      
        follows:                                                 
        A. Non-honors students - no more than 9 units may be     
           used to meet degree requirements.                     
        B. Honors students - no more than 15 units may be used   
           to meet degree requirements (including the 6 units    
           of thesis credit).                                    
        C. All students - no more than 3 units may be used       
           within the major.                                     
     5) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     6) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 45 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 45.00 UNITS                                     
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       Non-Eller College Units                                   
       A minimum of 60 units of non-Eller College of             
       Management (BPA) units are required for this degree.      
-->  NEEDS: 60.00 UNITS                                          
     1)                                                          
     2) Pass/Fail courses                                        
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H                         
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by        
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester        
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).      
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL  
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or   
        department writing requirement.                          
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H                    
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       Second Language - 2nd Semester Proficiency                
       Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second       
       language by completing one of the following:              
  -  1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second    
        semester level.                                          
  - OR)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        -> NOT FROM: SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,397W,406A,465C,465D     
           HIST 465D  ITAL 399  TO 399H,330A TO 330D  FREN 414 , 
           FREN 393 ,325 ,399  TO 399H                           
        SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,401  TO 404 ,424B,425B,439B        
           CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,404 ,415  TO 418 ,423 ,422    
           CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,397A,497A      
           FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,213 ,301  TO       
           FREN 443   GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,211   GRK 102 ,    
           GRK 104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421  TO 432         
           ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202  TO 202Z,305A TO 420          
           JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,415  TO 417 ,421 ,422    
           JUS 103B,203A,203B,303   LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,     
           LAT 400  TO 428   LING 104B,204A,204B,307B  NES 102 , 
           NES 103B,201 ,202 ,203B,303   PRS 102 ,401  TO        
           PRS 404   PORT 102 ,205 ,206 ,305 ,325 ,425  TO       
           PORT 449   RSSS 101B,201A,201B,301A,301B,305 ,307A,   
           RSSS 307B,405A,405B,407A,407B  SERP 370B,431A,431B    
           SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,204C,205 ,206 ,302      
           TO 322 ,323  OR SPNV 323   SPAN 324 ,325  OR          
           SPNV 325   SPAN 326  TO 332 ,333  OR SPNV 333         
           SPAN 334  TO 339 ,340  OR SPNV 340   SPAN 341  TO     
           SPAN 349 ,350  OR SPNV 350   SPAN 351  TO 397B,398 ,  
           SPAN 399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,401  OR             
           SPNV 401   SPAN 402 ,403  OR SPNV 403   SPAN 404      
           TO 432 ,433  OR SPNV 433   SPAN 434  TO 440 ,441      
           OR SPNV 441   SPAN 442  TO 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448      
           SPAN 449  OR SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450         
           SPAN 451  TO 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473                    
           TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)                              
        NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an       
        equivalent or lower level than prior language credit     
        earned.                                                  
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       Foundation Mathematics                                    
  -  1) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: MATH 115A,115B                              
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       University General Education - Tier One                   
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals   
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly      
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).                  
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103                          
  -  2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a     
        non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural      
        Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104                          
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and  
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104                     
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       University General Education - Tier Two                   
-->  NEEDS:                           3 SUB-REQTS.               
  -  1) Arts                                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,     
           ARH 315 ,319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322   ART 203 ,          
           ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,     
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,     
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),     
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300                
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  HUMS 333 ,335 ,370          
           JPN 245   M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)    
           MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,     
           MUS 337 ,344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,    
           T AR 336                                              
  -  2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)   
        must be completed prior to taking. Select 1 course.      
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,                   
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,381   CLAS 220 ,221 ,   
           CLAS 300 ,342 ,346 ,360   ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,   
           ENGL 261 ,265 ,267 ,280   FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,   
           FREN 283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,    
           GER 375 ,376 ,379   HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)          
           HUMS 250A,250B,250C,250D,340 ,365   ITAL 230A,230B,   
           ITAL 240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B  JPN 220 ,311      
           JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202       
           NES 277A,330   PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262   RELI 210 ,   
           RELI 250 ,300 ,304   RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),   
           RSSS 340 ,350   SPAN 210   UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),  
           UNVR 315 (FA06 OR AFTER)  W S 200 ,317                
     3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by completion of   
        the Economics course(s) required for Professional        
        Admission.                                               
  -  4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1    
        (NATS) must be completed prior to taking.                
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)  ANTH 261 ,364  OR     
           ANTV 364   ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204   ATMO 325 ,336    
           BIOC 223   ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,        
           ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)     
           ENTO 205   GEOG 220 ,230 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,       
           GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,    
           GEOS 220   HWR 201 ,202 ,203                          
           MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER)  MSE 208 ,                    
           MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258   NRSC 282           
           N SC 310   PHIL 305   PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)   
           PE 201   PL S 329   PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)           
           PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H  RA M 222     
           SP H 261 ,262   SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER)  WFSC 225    
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,          
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies 
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,   
           AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,    
           AFAS 342 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER)  ANTH 202 ,203 ,   
           ANTH 205 ,206 ,307  OR ANTV 307   ANTH 316 ,320       
           ARH 203   CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,     
           CHN 420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,     
           CHN 475E,482 ,483 ,495A  CLAS 362                     
           DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)           
           EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C      
           FREN 245 ,249   GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,   
           GER 278 ,373 ,376   HIST 253 ,254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,   
           HUMS 333 ,365 ,370 ,420   ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,   
           JPN 245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,     
           JPN 446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,486 ,489 ,495B,496A,     
           JPN 496C  JUS 370A(SP05 OR AFTER),                    
           JUS 370B(SP05 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LING 210           
           MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,334 ,337 ,344            
           NES 277A,330 ,334   POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,     
           POL 464 ,468 ,476  OR POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A        
           RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,   
           SOC 324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101     
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER)  W S 200 ,210 ,240           
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       Business Emphasis Area                                    
  -  1) Ethics - Select 1 course.                                
        SELECT FROM: AREC 350   GEOG 374   HIST 361 ,374         
           MCB 404   PA 202   PHIL 113 ,213 ,321 ,322 ,323 ,     
           PHIL 324   PLN 256   SOC 189   SWES 444               
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       BSP Professional Admission Requirements                   
       Professional Admission to the upper division majors       
       can be achieved in early fall and spring semesters for the
       following semester.  To apply for professional admission, 
       a student must have a minimum of 54 units, a minimum of   
       a 2.75 GPA, be Microsoft certified in Excel at specialist 
       level (component of B AD 112L course), turned in the      
       application form by the published deadline,have completed 
       an admissions interview, and have completed or be fully   
       registered for all Eller foundation courses.  The         
       following foundation courses must be completed prior to   
       obtaining Professional Admission:                         
  -  1) Select 3 courses                                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101  OR 107  OR 103H,102  OR 108  OR   
           ENGL 104H                                             
  - OR) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
  -  2) PA 206 is recommended to be taken in freshman year.      
        Select 6 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: MIS 111   BNAD 112L  ACCT 202   MGMT 276    
           PA 206 ,221                                           
  -  3) Select 1 set.                                            
        SELECT FROM: MATH 115A & 115B                            
  -  4) SELECT FROM: ECON 200                                    
  - OR) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: ECON 201A,201B                              
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       Professional Core Courses                                 
       Professional Admission required.                          
  -  1) A minimum of 15 of these units must be taken in          
        residence.                                               
          NEEDS: 15.00 UNITS                                     
  -  2) Select 8 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: BNAD 314R  ECON 300   MGMT 310A  PA 330 ,   
           PA 405 ,410 ,470 ,480                                 
  -  3) Eller students must pass the writing assessment in       
        B AD314R or remediate by enrolling in the following      
        course and passing the second attempt writing            
        assessment. Passing score on writing assessment or       
        remediation required for graduation. Please see advisor  
        SELECT FROM: BNAD 315                                    
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       Public Management and Policy Major                        
       The Public Management and Policy Major requires a minimum 
       of 15 units.  No more than 3 units of 'house numbered'    
       courses may be used within the major.                     
-->  NEEDS: 15.00 UNITS                                          
  -  1) 9 hours required.                                        
          NEEDS:  9.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: PA 321 ,406 ,481 ,496L                      
     2) Remaining hours                                          
        SELECT FROM: AREC 350   GEOG 415 ,416A,416B  POL 341 ,   
           POL 350 ,473   RNR 480 ,485                           
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       Residence Units                                           
  -  1) A minimum of 9 hours used for the major must be          
        taken in residence.                                      
          NEEDS:  9.00 UNITS                                     
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       Second Major                                              
        A second major is optional.                              
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       Optional Minor                                            
       A minor is optional.  Select in consultation with your    
       major advisor.  Adjustments must be approved by the minor 
       department.                                               
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       Additional Course Work                                    
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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