Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Administration

Summary

The purpose of the Post-Baccalaureate Public Administration Certificate is to provide students the opportunity to learn about public sector processes essential in the effective management of all public and nonprofit organizations.

Students who earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university may enroll in the Post-Baccalaureate Public Administration Certificate program. To receive the Post Baccalaureate Certificate, students must complete 21-credits in the specified curriculum.

Students must earn a ‘C’ or better in each course to meet the Post Baccalaureate Certificate requirement.

Certificate Outcomes

Students who complete this certificate will be able to:
Apply the Judeo-Christian ethical framework to public policy
Identify the theories and principles controlling public finance, and create budgets at the state, county, and municipal levels of government
Apply the techniques of planning in public administration
Implement the principles of personnel management, including affirmative action, collective
bargaining, and civil service
Apply valid statistical analysis to public sector decision-making and evaluate the principal approaches to research design
Synthesize policy issues framed by political and administrative

Course Prerequisite

None

Admission Requirement

An undergrad degree from a regionally accredited College or University.

Courses

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Required Courses (21 Credits)

Required Courses (21 Credits)

PUB-301	PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	3
PUB-302	VALUES AND ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	3
PUB-310	METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN PUBLIC ADMIN	3
PUB-403	PUBLIC BUDGETING AND FINANCE	3
PUB-404	CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN PUBLIC PLANNING	3
PUB-406	HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR	3
PUB-408	PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS	3

Schedule

Courses are offered online, face-to-face, or remote

Locations

Courses are offered online and at various off-campus locations