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Public Policy (B.A.) - PS 31

Analysis of policy in specific areas such as the environment, health, urban renewal. 

ALL COURSES FOR THE MAJOR MUST BE TAKEN FOR A LETTER GRADE. 

Requirements:

Lower Division required:

  1. POLI 10 or 10D
  2. Two (2) from the following introductory sequence lower division courses: POLI 11 or 11D, POLI 12 or 12D, POLI 13(R)* or 13D(R)*
  3. POLI 30 or 30D

Upper Division required:

  1. Five (5) upper-division Public Policy related courses, which includes: 
    1. POLI 160AA
    2. Public Policy: One (1) of the following: POLI 117(R)**, 160AB162, 163, 164, 165, 168, 170A, 171, 172, 173, 177, 179
    3. American/Policy: Two (2) of the following: POLI 100A, 100B, 100C, 100E, 100F, 100G, 100H, 100I, 100J, 100M, 100N, 100O, 100Q, 100V, 100W, 100X, 100Y, 100Z
    4. Politics: One (1) of the following: POLI 101E, 102C, 102E, 102L, 103A, 103B, 103C, 142A, 142J, 150A, 165
  2. Seven (7) additional upper division Political Science elective courses from POLI 100 - 199, except for POLI 197 courses.

*If POLI 13(R) or POLI 13D(R) are taken, then only one of the following can be taken for credit toward the major: POLI 13, POLI 13R, POLI 13D, or POLI 13DR.

**POLI 117 and POLI 117R cannot both be taken for credit toward the major.


Major Checklist:

In order to plan out your Political Science - Public Policy major and remaining courses effectively, please utilize the Major Checklist below. The document is a fillable PDF; students are encouraged to review their plan and progress with the Department's Undergraduate Advisor.

Political Science - Public Policy (B.A.) Major Checklist