The purpose of a Public Administration major is to prepare a learner to understand public organizations and to utilize that knowledge to manage, plan and administer public policy. The public administration major with an emphasis in fire science is a unique program which is only available to those individuals who have completed related college courses, training in fire science, and/or who have extensive work experience in fire science. Eligibility in this emphasis is dependent upon documentation of completion of: an associate degree in a field related to fire science, a fire science academy or 15 semester credits of related coursework.

Students may complete a a Public Administration major with a fire science emphasis by completing the Public Administration core (27 credits) and the additional 9 semester credits in the specific area of emphasis.

In addition, learners must complete the general education core, along with additional elective credits to complete the 120 semester credits required for the Bachelor of Science degree. At least 18 credits in this major must be earned in upper division coursework. A minimum 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.

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