Page 101 - Bowie State University Graduate Catalog 2018-2020.

• Once a student in has entered the program they may not take or
transfer any courses from another college or university. The only
exceptions that will be made are for students serving on active duty in
the Arm Services. No more than six credits take and transfer, providing
those credits meet the requirements their program of study and are not
the three courses (PUAD 502 Qualitative Research, MGMT 511
Organizational Behavior and PUAD 630 Public Policy Analysis) requires
for the comprehensive exam.

• The minimum prerequisites for students entering the program shall
include undergraduate course work in the following:

1) A course in U.S. Government.
2) Principles of Micro and Macro Economics or ECON 598
(combined course work in Micro/Macro Economics).
3) Course in Computer Science or evidence of computer
literacy.
4) Course in Introduction to Statistics.
5) Course in College Algebra.

• Based upon the public administration program coordinator,
applicants holding certain undergraduate degrees may require
additional prerequisite course work in order to be conditionally
admitted to the Master of Public Administration degree program.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (18 credit hours)

• PUAD 601 Concepts of Public Administration
• PUAD 502 Qualitative Research
• PUAD 524 Public Budgeting
• MGMT 511 Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 571 Human Resource Management
• MGMT 584 Management Statistics

100