Undergraduate Major Requirements
Worksheet for Majors (pdf) Pre-requisites courses (1)
Econ 51 - Economic Principles
or
55D - Intermediate Economics I
Required Core Courses (6)
- Pubpol 55D - Introduction to Policy Analysis
- Pubpol 114 - Political Analysis for Public Policy*
- Pubpol 116 - Policy Choice as Value Conflict*
- Pubpol 128 - Microeconomic Policy Tools or
- One course in economic policy within the Public Policy Department
List of Pubpol 128 substitutes, for students who have taken Econ 55
- One course in economic policy within the Public Policy Department
- History - Elective, from list designated by the PPS Department
- Stats 101 - Statistics and Data in Public Policy
- You can use Statistics 102, 102b, or 103 to substitute for Statistics 101.
*Pubpol 55D is the prerequisite for this course.
Electives (4): 4 electives at the 100 or 200 level
(one of which MUST be a 200-level course)
Internship and Policy Paper
Prior to starting the internship, a student must have completed all of the following courses: Econ 51 or 55, Pubpol 55D, 114, 116, 128/equivalent, and Stat 101.
A satisfactory policy oriented internship approved by the department and enrollment in either Pubpol 103, Pubpol 161 or Pubpol 190, is required. Upon completion of the summer internship, students must submit a policy paper two weeks after your internship ends. If work is not submitted at this time, a grade of “F” will be issued.
Please contact the Undergraduate Office with questions.
