• Two Semester Course

    The Government and Public Administration Career Cluster® focuses on planning and performing governmental functions at the local, state, and federal levels, including governance, national security, foreign service, planning, revenue and taxation, and regulations. This is largest sectors in the U.S. in terms of number of workers employed.

    Careers in this field range from politics to planning and developing affordable housing, public transportation, and recreational areas, as well as the managing the preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods, and dealing with public health, social, and safety issues.
     

    Career Cluster Pathways

    There are seven career cluster pathways in the Government and Public Administration Career Cluster®:
    • Governance
    • Foreign Service
    • National Security
    • Planning
    • Public Management and Administration
    • Regulation
    • Revenue and Taxation
     Courses
    • Foreign Service and Diplomacy
    • National Security
    • Planning and Governance
    • Political Science I
    • Political Science II
    • Practicum in Local, State, and Federal Government
    • Extended Practicum in Local, State, and Federal Government
    • Principles of Government and Public Administration
    • Public Management and Administration
    • Revenue, Taxation, and Regulation