Public Administration Leadership Undergraduate Certificate

Program Information

With a certificate in public administration, students will learn to: 1) analyze social, economic, political, environmental, labor, agricultural, health, technical, educational, immigration, security, and other issues which have become endemic to today’s rapidly evolving government and nonprofit sectors, and 2) determine what innovative techniques make public service delivery more effective, efficient, economical, responsive, transparent, predictable, and participatory.

Students must complete 12 of the 18 units of the program at Golden Gate University and must earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 “C” or better.

See Certificate Program Admission Policies and Undergraduate Transfer Credit Policies for more information.

Course prerequisites are indicated in the course description for each course and must be satisfied prior to enrolling in a given course. Prerequisites may be satisfied through transfer of equivalent coursework from external institutions or by taking the courses at GGU.

Required Courses - 18 units

PAD 100 Public Policy and Administration 3 unit(s)

Any five from the following:

PAD 102 Policy Making and Analysis 3 unit(s)
PAD 104 Privatization and the Public Service 3 unit(s)
PAD 105 Public Budgeting Techniques and Processes 3 unit(s)
PAD 106 Administrative Law and Justice 3 unit(s)
PAD 197 Internship: Public Administration 3 unit(s)
PAD 198A-ZZ Special Topics in Public Administration 3 unit(s)
PAD 199 Directed Study in Public Administration 1-3 unit(s)