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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Policy 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
MA 109 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit(s): 3 - 5 (Variable)
OR
MA 123 - ELEMENTARY CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 4
PPL 201 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY Credit(s): 3
PS 101 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
PPL 302 - POLITICAL CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

PPL 251 - EQUITY IN PUBLIC POLICY Credit(s): 3
PPL 301 - ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC POLICY Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PPL 401 - DATA AND EVIDENCE IN PUBLIC POLICY Credit(s): 3
PPL 303 - PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

PPL 306 - ETHICS AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP Credit(s): 3
PPL 405 - PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR PUBLIC NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Core Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PPL 304 - PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

PPL 434 - PUBLIC POLICY CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3 (fulfills GCCR)
Core Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Core Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3