Public Service Minor

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The undergraduate Public Service minor provides students with an understanding of public management, public policy, government institutions, and applied workforce skills.

Students learn how to analyze situations and events, draw conclusions, and communicate their findings clearly.

Our graduates go on to work in and around public administration, nonprofit management, and politics because our program emphasizes transferable skills that are valuable in any profession.

Public Service students think critically, speak clearly, and write effectively, and learn in a friendly, supportive, and nonpartisan atmosphere.

18 crs.

Required (9 crs.)

Public Service Electives (6 crs.)

Note: Students must take at least two Political Science courses at the 300 level or above.

Elective (3 crs.)

Students must select one public service or political science course at the 300 level to fulfill this requirement.

Note:

Students enrolled in the Political Science major may only count 6 credits from the following courses towards both the Public Service minor and Political Science major: POLI 100 , POLI 231 or POLI 271 .