Public Affairs (Vancouver only)

The Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs requires students to earn at least a C grade or higher in all core courses and no core courses may be taken pass/fail. In addition, only 6 credits in the concentration may be taken pass/fail. At least 40 of the 120 credits for the degree must be at the 300-400-level.

Admission Requirements

For admission to the Public Affairs major, students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher. Once admitted, all students must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 or they will be released from the major.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1	4
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
POL S 101 [SSCI]	3
Second Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1	4
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
POL S 300	3
POL S 316	3
Electives	6
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
Diversity [DIVR]	3
POL S 340	3
Electives	7
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
Minor Elective2	3
PA Elective3	6
SOC 320	3
Electives	3
Second Term	Credits
PA Elective3	6
POL S 432 [M]	3
SOC 321	4
Electives	2
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]	3
Minor Elective2	6
PA Elective3	3
POL S 442 [M]	3
Second Term	Credits
Minor Elective2	9
300-400-level Electives	3

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Footnotes

1	To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs).
2	A minor is recommended, but not required. The minor must total 16 to 18 semester hours, including at least six credits of upper-division course work, and must be in an area other than criminal justice or political science.
3	PA Electives – 15 semester hours required in one of three concentration options: 1) Justice Studies: Two courses from CRM J 320, 330, and POL S 402; one course from SOC 360, 361, 362, and 367; and two courses from CRM J 370, 400 [M], 403, 420 [M], 424, 426, 428, 450 [M], 490, POL S 381, 404 [M], 405, SOC 340, and 461; 2) Public Administration & Management: Two courses from POL S 443, 445, and 446; three courses from HISTORY 415, 418, POL S 305, 400, 447 [M], 450 [M], 497 (Washington State Legislative Internship only), and SOC 343; or 3) Public Policy & Politics: Two courses from POL S 416, 417, 420, and 497 (Washington State Legislative Internship only); three courses from HISTORY 409, 415, 418, 419, POL S 305, 314, 317, 400, 404 [M], 410, 427, 430, 436, 448, 450 [M], 455, 497, SOC 332, 340, and 384.