School of Public Policy and Administration

Public Policy BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.)	UAPP 225 - Crafting Public Policy (3cr.)
UAPP 110 - Changing the World and Public Policy (3cr.)	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Multicultural Requirement
Mathematics Requirement	Breadth Requirement (Group A) (2/17)
First Year Experience	Breadth Requirement (Group C) (3/17)
Credits: 14	Credits: 16
Second Year
UAPP 325 - Public Policy Analysis (3cr.)	UAPP Elective (1/5)
Breadth Requirement (Group A) (4/17)	Breadth Requirement (Group B) (7/17)
Breadth Requirement (Group C) (5/17)	Breadth Requirement (Group C) (8/17)
Breadth Requirement (Group D) (6/17)	Restricted Elective (1/5)*
Foreign Langueage Requirement (3/3)	Restricted Elective (2/5)*
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Third Year
UAPP Elective (2/5)	UAPP 300 - Public Policy Field Experience (1 to 9cr.) (three credits) (DLE)
Second Writing Requirement	UAPP Elective (3/5)
Breadth Requirement (Group A) (9/17)	Breadth Requirement (Group B) (11/17)
Breadth Requirement (Group D) (10/17)	Breadth Requirement (Group D with laboratory) (12/17)
Restricted Elective (3/5)*	Restricted Elective (4/5)*
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
UAPP Elective (4/5)	UAPP 400-level Elective (UAPP 440 recommended to satisfy Capstone)*
Breadth Requirement (Group A) (13/17)	UAPP Elective (5/5)
Breadth Requirement (Group B) (14/17)	Breadth Requirement (Group B) (16/17)
Breadth Requirement (Group D) (15/17)	Breadth Requirement (Group C) (17/17)
Restricted Elective (5/5)*	Free Elective
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

* See program plan for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.