Undergraduate programs

Urban and Public Affairs B.A./B.S.

Program Requirements

Required courses (24 credits)

Students must complete 6 courses representing at least 3 of the 5 academic disciplines listed below:
CCJ 200Criminology and Criminal Justice

4

CCJ 230Policing in America

4

CCJ 330UCrime Control Strategies

4

PA 311UIntroduction to Civic Engagement

4

PA 312UFoundations of Community Leadership

4

PA 313UFundamentals of Public Service

4

PS 101United States Government

4

PS 204Comparative Politics

4

PS 431State and Local Politics

4

USP 300UIntroduction to Urban Studies

4

USP 301Introduction to Community Development

4

USP 311UIntroduction to Urban Planning

4

PHE 350Health and Health Systems

4

PHE 446UCommunity Health Principles and Practices

4

PHE 250Our Community: Our Health

4

Elective courses (20 credits)

Choose 5 courses with no more than 3 courses from CCJ,PA, PS, USP and/or PHE. All of the 20 required credits must be from upper-division (300- or 400-level) courses.

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.

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.