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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

School of Public Policy and Administration


Public Policy BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition   ECON 100 - Economic Issues and Policies  or ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics   
UAPP 110 - Changing the World and Public Policy   UAPP 225 - Crafting Public Policy  
First Year Seminar Breadth Requirement (Group A) (1/4)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Mathematics Requirement* Multicultural Requirement
Credits: 14 Credits: 16
Second Year
UAPP 325 - Public Policy Analysis   Biden School Elective (1/5)
Breadth Requirement (Group A) (2/4) Breadth Requirement (Group B) (1/4) 
Breadth Requirement (Group C) (1/3) Breadth Requirement (Group C) (2/3)
Breadth Requirement (Group D) (1/4) Restricted Elective (1/5)*
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3) Restricted Elective (2/5)*
Credits: 16 Credits: 15
Third Year
Biden School Elective (2/5) UAPP 300 - Public Policy Field Experience  (three credits) (DLE)
Second Writing Requirement Biden School Elective (3/5)
Breadth Requirement (Group A) (3/4) Breadth Requirement (Group B) (2/4) 
Breadth Requirement (Group D) (2/4) Breadth Requirement (Group D with laboratory) (3/4) 
Restricted Elective (3/5)* Restricted Elective (4/5)*
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Biden School Elective (4/5)  UAPP 400-level Elective (UAPP 440  recommended to satisfy Capstone)*
Breadth Requirement (Group A) (4/4) Elective (5/5) 
Breadth Requirement (Group B) (3/4)  Breadth Requirement (Group B) (4/4) 
Breadth Requirement (Group D) (4/4) Breadth Requirement (Group C) (3/3)
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.