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Business (Public Service and Public Policy), BA

Academic programs / Undergraduate degrees / Business (Public Service and Public Policy) / 2026-2027 Curriculum
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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA
College/School: W. P. Carey School of Business
Plan Code: BABUSPBA
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120
minimum credit hours
50.5
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Career Navigation
WPC 148 First-Year Introduction to Career Development
0.25 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 0.25
WPC 248 Sophomore Career Narrative Design
OR WPC 347 Intermediate Career Management
Career Navigation Course Sequence: Continuing first-year students will take WPC 248 after completing WPC 148. New transfer students will take WPC 347.
0.25 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 0.25
WPC 348 Junior Networking Foundations
0.25 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 0.25
WPC 448 Senior Career Transition Management
0.25 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 0.25
Business Core
FIN 300 Fundamentals of Finance
OR FIN 303 Honors Finance
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
LES 305 Business Law and Ethics for Managers
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MGT 300 Principles of Management and Leadership
OR MGT 303 Honors Organizational Strategies, Leadership, and Behavior
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MKT 300 Marketing and Business Performance
OR MKT 303 Honors Marketing Theory and Practice
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
SCM 300 Global Supply Operations
OR SCM 303 Honors Global Supply Operations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
WPC 300 Problem Solving and Actionable Analytics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
AND Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Major Courses
PAF 200 Public Service and Policy (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PAF 300 Public Management and Administration
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PAF 311 Leadership and Change (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PAF 340 Contemporary Policy Challenges
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Business Capstone
WPC 470 Business Leadership Capstone
All upper-division Business Core classes (including International Business course) must be completed before enrolling in WPC 470.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Business Skills Courses
ACC 231 Uses of Accounting Information I
OR ACC 261 Honors Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ACC 241 Uses of Accounting Information II
OR ACC 271 Honors Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
CIS 105 Computer Applications and Information Technology (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ECN 211 Macroeconomic Principles (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ECN 212 Microeconomic Principles (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ECN 221 Business Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Business Skill - Math Courses
AND Mathematics (MATH)
OR AND Mathematics (MATH)
Students must complete two math courses. Students either complete MAT 117 and MAT 210 OR MAT 210 and MAT 211 or a quantitative course.
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Other Business Courses
COM 259 Communication in Business and the Professions (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
3
ENG 302 Business Writing
3 Credit Hours
3
PSY Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
3
SOC Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
3
WPC 150 Business and Society
WPC 150 is required of all first-year business students. Transfer students will not be required to complete WPC 150 and instead will complete three hours of elective credit.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
WPC 101 Student Success in Business
WPC 101 is the W. P. Carey School of Business course that satisfies ASU 101.
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.

Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in all courses offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Students must complete a minimum of 22 credit hours of W. P. Carey School of Business courses at ASU.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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