Program Requirements
Internship/field experience (4 credits)
Choose an approved course from any participating academic unit to complete in senior year.
Dean's seminar (4 credits)
The Dean's seminar is to be completed in senior year.
Research skills course (4 credits)
Complete a pre-identified and approved research methods, statistics, or data analysis course from any of the participating academic units.
Required courses (24 credits)
Students must complete 6 courses representing at least 3 of the 7 academic disciplines listed below:
| CCJ 200 | Criminology and Criminal Justice | 4 |
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| CCJ 230 | Policing in America | 4 |
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| CCJ 240 | Punishment and Corrections | 4 |
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| CCJ 330U | Crime Control Strategies | 4 |
| PA 311U | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 4 |
| PA 312U | Foundations of Community Leadership | 4 |
| PA 313U | Fundamentals of Public Service | 4 |
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| PS 101 | United States Government | 4 |
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| PS 102 | United States Politics | 4 |
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| PS 204 | Comparative Politics | 4 |
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| PS 205 | International Politics | 4 |
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| PS 431 | State and Local Politics | 4 |
| USP 300U | Introduction to Urban Studies | 4 |
| USP 301 | Introduction to Community Development | 4 |
| USP 311U | Introduction to Urban Planning | 4 |
| PHE 350 | Health and Health Systems | 4 |
| PHE 446U | Community Health Principles and Practices | 4 |
| PHE 250 | Our Community: Our Health | 4 |
| Ec 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| Ec 332U | Economics of Environmental Issues | 4 |
| Intl 201 | Introduction to International Studies | 4 |
| Intl 396 | The United States and the World | 4 |
| Intl 397 | US Policy and International Development | 4 |
Elective courses (20 credits)
Choose 5 courses with no more than 3 courses from CCJ, PA, PS, USP, PHE, Ec, or Intl. All of the 20 required credits must be from upper-division (300- or 400-level) courses.
Total Credit Hours: 56
Students will be expected to receive a "C" or better in all required coursework. At least 9 upper-division courses must be taken as part of the 56 credits; further, at least 24 of the required 56 credits must be taken at PSU.