Public Affairs Degree Requirements

Complete these requirements for a Public Affairs degree.

This program is now known as Public Affairs. It has previously been known as Public Administration.

Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs

Required 120 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. The applicable Nistler College of Business and Public Administration Requirements (see BPA listing).

III. Common Core Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
POLS 115	American Government I	3
or POLS 116	State and Local Government
ACCT 200	Elements of Accounting I	3
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics	3
MGMT 300	Principles of Management	3
POLS 437	Administrative Processes	3
POLS 495	Senior Colloquium in Political Science and Public Administration	3
Total Credits		18

All students in the major follow the common core curriculum along with courses in one of the two tracks below: Public Administration or Nonprofit for a total of 33 credit hours to complete the major.

IV. Public Administration track

Required:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ECON 210	Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics	3
POLS 250	Introduction to Public Administration	3
POLS 300	Introduction Research Methods	3
Electives: select two from the following		6
ACCT 201	Elements of Accounting II
MGMT 302	Human Resource Management
MGMT 310	Organizational Behavior
ECON 324	Public Finance
POLS 328	Legislative Processes
or POLS 329	Presidential Institutions and Management
POLS 404	Urban Politics and Administration
POLS 432	Public Policy Making Process
Other courses with academic advisor approval
Total Credits		15

V. Nonprofit track

Required:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
POLS 200	Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector	3
POLS 361	Nonprofit Management (Undergrad)	3
POLS 480	Administrative Internship	3
Electives: select two from the following		6
ACCT 201	Elements of Accounting II
POLS 306	American Constitution-Civil Liberties
MGMT 310	Organizational Behavior
POLS 321	International Human Rights
POLS 351	Women and Politics
MGMT 400	Organizational Theory and Analysis
Other courses with academic advisor approval
Total Credits		15

VI. Nistler College of Business & Public Administration Graduation Requirements:

Earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 (including transfer credits)
Earn a minimum UND GPA of 2.00
Earn a minimum GPA of 2.50 for all courses that apply toward the major (including transfer credits)
Complete at least half of the major courses that apply toward the degree and major at UND.
Major requirements are fulfilled by completion of the classes listed though students are encouraged to take other classes in Finance, Economics, or Accounting for career preparation.

Public Affairs Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.