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 include: 
   1. POLI 160AA
   2. Public Policy: One (1) of the following: POLI 117(R)**, 160AB, 162, 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, 122, 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.

See our Political Science Courses webpage for the full list of courses and their descriptions. 

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