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, Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Milton Hill, Lee Payne, Cindy L. Pressley, Karen S. Price

Assistant Professors
George J. Day, Charles Gregory

Lecturers
Megan Fleming, Peyton Gooch, Katie McClain

MPA Coordinator
Cindy L. Davis

Political Science Coordinator
Kenneth E. Collier

Criminal Justice Coordinator
Milton Hill

Pre-Law Advisors
Donald M. Gooch, Charles Gregory

Moot Court Sponsors
Donald M. Gooch, Charles 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 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 provides the sophisticated knowledge and skills necessary to advance in public service career, and offers an opportunity for integrating the study of administration with the study of the other social sciences, including economics, geography, history, political science and sociology.

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 percent 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.

Public Administration

Junior, senior and graduate public administration 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 3.20 GPA, both overall and in public administration, may apply for membership in Pi Alpha Alpha, the national public administration honor society.

Master of Public Administration “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.

Programs

Major

Minor

Certification

Private Security and Asset Protection Certificate