POLS 318 Public Budgeting
This course focuses on the key steps in the development of state and local government budgets. This course will examine the budget process, identify the primary actors, their roles in the budget process, and their ability to influence the budget outcome. Budget concepts will be examined to include line-item budgets, zero based budgets, performance budgets, and capital budgets. Prerequisite: "C" or better in POLS 101, or instructor permission. Three credit hours.