College of Business, Public Policy and Health Minors

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Accounting: 24 credits

BUA 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BUA 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
BUA 301 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
BUA 302 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3
BUA 305 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3
BUA 310 - Auditing Credits: 3
BUA 312 - Federal Taxation of Individuals Credits: 3
Accounting Elective Credits: 3

A C- or better is required in BUA 201 and BUA 202

A 2.5 cumulative GPA is required to declare the accounting minor. The accounting minor may be declared, at the earliest, in the second semester of a student’s enrollment.

A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in the above courses to earn the minor.

Business Administration: 24 credits

BUA 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BUA 325 - Principles of Management and Organization Credits: 3
BUA 350 - Business Finance Credits: 3
BUA 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
ECO 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
PSY 100 - General Psychology Credits: 3
BUA XXX - One additional Business course for which prerequisites have been met. Credits: 3

A C- or better is required in BUA 201, BUA 325, BUA 350 and BUA 370

A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in the above in above courses to earn the minor

50% of course must be earned at UMaine.

Students wishing to pursue the MBA

Students applying for admission to the MBA program in their fifth year should take:

BUA 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BUA 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ECO 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
and
ECO 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
In addition, the student should take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) during the senior year.

Economics: (18 credits, at least 9 of which must be taken at UMaine)

Students must obtain a minimum 2.0 grade point average in ECO courses taken pursuant to requirements of the minor.

ECO 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
And one of the following:
ECO 321 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 350 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credits: 3
ECO 420 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory with Calculus Credits: 3
Students must successfully complete another nine credit hours of elective Economics (ECO) courses at the 300, 400, or 500 levels.

Public Management: 18 credits

PAA 200 - Public Management Credits: 3
PAA 220 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
PAA 340 - Public Financial Management Credits: 3
PAA 350 - Human Resources in Public Service Credits: 3
Plus 2 additional PAA electives approved by the minor advisor. Credits: 6

Public Policy : 18 Credits

Required Courses

PAA 200 - Public Management Credits: 3
PAA 220 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
POS 120 - Introduction to World Politics Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Students draw elective courses from a combination of two groups for a total of nine credit hours: (1) policy-oriented courses from the list below and (2) the student’s primary interest area.

(1) Policy Oriented courses:

ECO 343 - North American Economic Integration Credits: 3
ECO 371 - Public Finance and Fiscal Policy Credits: 3
ECO 377 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy Credits: 3
ECO 381 - Sustainable Development Principles and Policy Credits: 3
ECO 422 - Rural Economic Development Credits: 3
ECO 473 - Economic and Policy Applications of GIS Credits: 3
FTY 446 - Forest Resources Policy Credits: 3
INT 105 - (ECO, REP) Environmental Policy Credits: 3
INT 400 - (University Wide) Pop!Tech: The Impact of Technology on Society Credits: 3
PAA 233 - The American City Credits: 3
PAA 315 - Statistics in Public Administration Credits: 3
PAA 327 - Environmental Policy, Management and Regulation Credits: 3
PAA 400 - Issues in Public Administration Credits: 3
PAA 425 - Health Care System Management Credits: 3
PAA 493 - Public Administration Internship Credits: Ar
PAA 495 - Municipal Government Internship Credits: Ar
PHI 235 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3
POS 372 - Canadian Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POS 374 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POS 474 - Instruments of American Foreign Policy Making Credits: 3
SWK 440 - Social Welfare Policy and Issues Credits: 3

(2) Primary Interest Area:

One or two elective courses may come from the student’s primary area of interest, which is typically the student’s major field of study. The choice is made in consultation with an adviser. When practical, one course assignment should be adaptable to feature a public policy perspective.