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Program checklist · Dual Degree

Political Science / Public Administration Accelerated Baccalaureate/Master’s

North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Dual Degree
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
05.0210
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1062
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199157
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199157_9a9d042c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

I. Undergraduate Requirements

5 items
  1. 120 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better (last 30 hours at NCCU)
    Not resolved to a course
  2. General Education Curriculum (39 hours)
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Required major courses (21 hours): POLS 2100, POLS 2110, POLS 2115, POLS 2330, POLS 3000 (WI), POLS 3510, and POLS 4800
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Primary concentration (4 courses) and secondary concentration (2 courses) from the department’s three concentrations: Civic Engagement & Public Policy, Theory & Prelaw, or Global Politics
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Writing Intensive course, Speaking Intensive course, and university community service requirements
    Not resolved to a course

II. Graduate Courses Completed as an Undergraduate

5 items
  1. PADG 5120
    Personnel Management (3)
    Not resolved to a course
  2. PADG 5130
    Principles of Public Management (3)
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PADG 5140
    Public Finance and Budgeting (3)
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PADG 5220
    Public Policy Formation (3)
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PADG 5240
    Economic Consequences of Policy Analysis (3)
    Not resolved to a course

Program Notes

0 items

    III. Four-Year Curriculum Plan

    0 items

      Freshman Year

      0 items

        Fall Semester

        5 items
        1. ENG 1110
          English Composition I
          As published: “English Composition I (3)”
          3
        2. MATH 1080
          Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
          As published: “Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (3) or MATH 1100 - College Algebra and Trigonometry I ( 3 ) or MATH 1410 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics ( 5 )”
          3
        3. MFL 1192
          Elementary (Critical Language) II
          As published: “Elementary (Critical Language) II (3)”
          3
        4. UNIV 1100
          First Year Seminar
          As published: “First Year Seminar (2)”
          2
        5. HIST 1320
          World Societies
          As published: “World Societies (3)”
          3

        Spring Semester

        6 items
        1. ENG 1210
          English Composition II
          As published: “English Composition II (3)”
          3
        2. SCI 1220
          Science Odyssey
          As published: “Science Odyssey (4)”
          4
        3. HUM 2410
          Arts & Humanities I
          As published: “Arts & Humanities I (3) OR”
          3
        4. HUM 2420
          Arts & Humanities II
          As published: “Arts & Humanities II (3)”
          3
        5. HEDU 1531
          Health
          As published: “Health (2)”
          2
        6. POLS 2100
          American Government
          As published: “American Government (3)”
          3

        Sophomore Year

        0 items

          Fall Semester

          5 items
          1. ART 1000
            Introduction to the Study of Art
            As published: “Introduction to the Study of Art (2)”
            2
          2. POLS 3000
            Scope, Method and Writing
            As published: “Scope, Method and Writing (3)”
            3
          3. General Elective (3)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. MSCM 1250
            Elements of Speech and Communication
            As published: “Elements of Speech and Communication (3) or MSCM 2200 - Introduction to Public Speaking ( 3 ) (SI)”
            3
          5. SCIENCE Requirement II (3)
            Not resolved to a course

          Spring Semester

          6 items
          1. POLS 2110
            Comparative Politics
            As published: “Comparative Politics (3)”
            3
          2. POLS 2330
            Political Theory
            As published: “Political Theory (3)”
            3
          3. KIN 1541
            Fitness
            As published: “Fitness (2)”
            2
          4. General Elective (3)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. General Elective (3)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. General Elective (3)
            Not resolved to a course

          Junior Year

          0 items

            Fall Semester

            5 items
            1. POLS 2115
              International Politics
              As published: “International Politics (3)”
              3
            2. POLS 3510
              Black Politics in America
              As published: “Black Politics in America (3)”
              3
            3. POLS Primary Concentration Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            4. POLS Primary Concentration Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            5. POLS Secondary Concentration Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course

            Spring Semester

            5 items
            1. POLS 4800
              Capstone in Political Science: Decoding Democracy
              As published: “Capstone in Political Science: Decoding Democracy (3)”
              3
            2. POLS Primary Concentration Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            3. POLS Primary Concentration Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            4. POLS Secondary Concentration Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course
            5. General Elective (3)
              Not resolved to a course

            Senior Year

            0 items

              Fall Semester

              5 items
              1. PADG 5120
                Personnel Management (3)†
                Not resolved to a course
              2. PADG 5130
                Principles of Public Management (3)†
                Not resolved to a course
              3. General Elective (3)
                Not resolved to a course
              4. General Elective (3)
                Not resolved to a course
              5. General Elective (3)
                Not resolved to a course

              Spring Semester

              5 items
              1. PADG 5140
                Public Finance and Budgeting (3)†
                Not resolved to a course
              2. PADG 5220
                Public Policy Formation (3)†
                Not resolved to a course
              3. General Elective (3)
                Not resolved to a course
              4. General Elective (3)
                Not resolved to a course
              5. General Elective (3)
                Not resolved to a course

              Summer Session

              1 item
              1. PADG 5240
                Economic Consequences of Policy Analysis (3)‡
                Not resolved to a course

              IV. Transition to the M.P.A.

              4 items
              1. Remaining M.P.A. core courses (4 courses, 12 hours): PADG 5600, PADG 5610, PADG 5620, PADG 5670
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Elective courses (4 courses, 12 hours)
                Not resolved to a course
              3. Capstone (1 course, 3 hours): PADG 5800 or PADG 5900
                Not resolved to a course
              4. Student Learning Portfolio
                Not resolved to a course

              V. Distribution of Hours

              9 items
              1. General Education Curriculum: 39 hours
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Required Major Courses: 21 hours (*POLS 2100 fulfills both major and GEC Social Science requirement)
                Not resolved to a course
              3. Primary and Secondary Concentration Courses: 18 hours
                Not resolved to a course
              4. Graduate courses counting toward B.A.: 12 hours (4 PADG courses)
                Not resolved to a course
              5. General Electives: 33 hours
                Not resolved to a course
              6. Core courses completed as undergraduate: 15 hours (5 PADG courses)
                Not resolved to a course
              7. Remaining core courses: 12 hours
                Not resolved to a course
              8. General Electives: 12 hours
                Not resolved to a course
              9. Capstone: 3 hours
                Not resolved to a course
              Source. North Carolina Central University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://nccu.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=37&poid=7374. Captured page pages/0136.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.