Bachelor's in Public Policy and Administration

Public Policy and Administration is a Bachelor program taught at California State University, Bakersfield, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Bakersfield prepares students to become public, nonprofit, and health care managers and leaders. The program emphasizes critical thinking, communication, management, a public service perspective, and engagement in the policy process for managers in government, nonprofit, and health care organizations.

The department includes a service-learning requirement for undergraduate students without experience in public service or administration. The program also highlights instruction goals tied to public service values such as accountability, effectiveness, honesty, lawfulness, and social justice. Students must also develop and demonstrate integrity in all activities.

The minimum requirements for admission in Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Bakersfield for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by California State University, Bakersfield.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by California State University, Bakersfield as pre-requiste for admission in Public Policy and Administration.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Students and applicants found by formal review of the department, to be lacking in academic integrity or in professional ethical standards of behavior may be denied admission, placed on probation, suspension or dismissed from the programs. Such departmental actions are, of course, subject to university review and appeal.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.csub.edu/bpa/public-policy-and-administration/index.shtml

• County administrative officers (CAO’s)
• Chief executive officers (CEO’s) of hospitals, retirement centers, mass transit systems, and special economic development zones
• CEO’s of nonprofit organizations
• Policy specialists for elected officials at the national and local levels
• Presidents of private industry
• Presidents of state-wide professional associations
• Elected public servants at the local and state levels
• City management
• Special districts
• Social work organizations
• Criminal justice organizations (law enforcement and prison management)
• Fire and public safety
• Health care professions

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.