2020-21 Undergraduate Bulletin ARCHIVED
Department of Government
|
|
Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako, chair
Dugas Liberal Arts North, Room 124
Phone: (936) 468-4408
Fax: (936) 468-2732
P.O. Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Email: antwibokb@sfasu.edu
Web: sfasu.edu/government
Faculty
Professors
Charles F. Abel, Kwame B. Antwi-Boasiako, Kenneth E. Collier, Richard J. Herzog, Brian M. Murphy, Michael P. Tkacik
Associate Professors
Alan I. Baily, George R. Franks, Steven Galatas, Donald M. Gooch, Charles E. Gregory, Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Milton Hill, Lee Payne, Cindy L. Davis, Karen S. Price
Assistant Professors
George J. Day, Spencer L. Willardson
Lecturers
Megan Fleming, Katie McClain, Rebecca McElyea
MPA Coordinator
Cindy L. Davis
Political Science Coordinator
Kenneth E. Collier
Criminal Justice Coordinator
Milton Hill
National Security Coordinator
Julie Harrelson-Stephens
Pre-Law Advisors
Donald M. Gooch, Charles E. Gregory
Moot Court Sponsors
Donald M. Gooch, Charles E. Gregory
Public Administration Coordinator
Kwame B. Antwi-Boasiako
Objectives
The Department of Government offers courses that develop the theoretical knowledge and the practical essential skills to succeed in such fields as pre-law, practical politics, criminal justice administration, corrections, nonprofit organization management, public administration, law enforcement, court administration, public opinion research, legal assistantship and juvenile justice.
Beyond our undergraduate programs, our Master of Public Administration and graduate certificate in nonprofit management provide the sophisticated knowledge and skills necessary to advance in public service careers and offer an opportunity for integrating the study of administration with the study of the other social sciences, including economics, geography, history, political science and sociology. The national intelligence security studies program prepares students to work in the growing field of intelligence and security studies. Courses are designed to maximize student preparation for a wide range of intelligence careers.
Honor Societies
Each curricular pattern or sequence within the department has one or more professional organizations in which students in that area of study are eligible for membership and participation.
Criminal Justice
Students who are academically qualified may join Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society. Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum 3.2 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale and a 3.2 GPA in criminal justice courses. Students also must rank in the top 35% of their class and have completed a minimum of four courses within the criminal justice curriculum. The honor society is open to criminal justice majors and minors.
Political Science
Junior, senior and graduate political science students who have completed at least 12 semester hours in political science with at least six of those hours at SFA, and who have a minimum 3.2 GPA, both overall and in political science, may apply for membership in Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Master of Public Administration and Master’s Degree in National Security “Overlap” Graduate Study
The overlap graduate degree program permits qualified undergraduates to pursue a limited amount of graduate study (usually 12 credit hours or less) concurrently with undergraduate study. The Department of Government offers a capstone-based master’s degree in public administration that can be completed on a five-year track while the student is earning a B.A./B.S. in criminal justice, political science or public administration.
For more information and eligibility requirements, consult the Graduate Bulletin or the overlap program in the Academic Programs and Policies section of this bulletin. You also may contact the Department of Government for additional information.
ProgramsMajorMinorCertification
|
Axe ‘Em, Jacks!