Majoring in Public Policy
The Public Policy program offers a B.A. in Public Policy.
First Semester Course Guide by Major
Required Credit Hours
33
In addition, the implicit requirements of Economics 101 and 102 add six more credits for the major.
Major Computing Requirement
The Major Computing Requirement is fulfilled by completion of one course listed under "Statistics" and one course listed under "Second Methods Course" in the Common Core of the public policy concentration.
Major Writing Requirement
The Major Writing Requirement can be fulfilled by following the standard procedure for departmental majors in either the Department of Economics or Department of Government.
Capstone Experience
The Capstone Experience is fulfilled by completing Public Policy 490, 491, 495, or 496; or by completing a COLL 400 course in the Department of Government or the Department of Economics. Other COLL 400 subjects may be substituted by petitioning the Director of Public Policy.
General Requirements
- A major in public policy shall consist of a minimum of 33 semester hours.
- There is a set of seven common core courses.
- The remaining 12 hours of required courses for the major must be chosen from the list of
approved electives from the Departments of Economics, Government, History, Mathematics, Psychology, Religion, Sociology and the School of Business. While the list of electives includes courses in several topic areas, there is no requirement to take particular sets of courses.
View the Undergraduate Catalog for course listings.
