• Apply social science methods and policy analysis to practical problems of government, communities, regions, and/or global issues.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply oral and written communication skills in public appearances, written reports and documents.
• Follow ethical principles for citing sources, using human subjects, serving the public, and working with colleagues.
• Develop critical thinking about public policy issues and the ability to conduct professional analyses of social, political, and economic structures and bureaucratic processes.

• Majors are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 across public policy major requirements
• Majors are required to take a minimum of five courses in their major specialization within the School of Public Policy (ECON, PPOL, PS, SOC)
• Majors must complete a minimum of 51 credits in major-required courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core
PPOL 201	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY	4
PS 331	*STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS	4
PS 371/PPOL 371	PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS	4
PS 372/PPOL 372	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	4
PPOL 413	ETHICS IN PUBLIC POLICY	4
PPOL 415	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR	2
Select one course from the following:		4
ECON 435	PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PS 458	INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
SOC 360	*POPULATION TRENDS AND POLICY
Methods
PPOL 421	INTRODUCTION TO POLICY RESEARCH	4
PPOL 422	^POLICY ANALYSIS	4
Specialization
Select 18-24 credits from one of the following specialization areas:		18-24
Environmental Policy Specialization
AEC 253	*ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS
AEC 351	*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY
AEC 243	*GLOBAL POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AEC 432	ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
BI 348	*HUMAN ECOLOGY
BI 347	*OCEANS IN PERIL
ECON 352/AEC 352	*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
ECON 439	^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
ECON 466	ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
FES 485	*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR 460	^FOREST POLICY
FOR 462	NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW
FW 323	MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST
FW 326	INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
FW 340	*MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES
FW 324	*FOOD FROM THE SEA
FW 350	*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
FW 415	FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY
FW 422	INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW
GEOG 333	*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
PHL 440	*ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
PPOL 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE
PPOL 441	*ENERGY, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
PPOL 446	THE POLICY AND LAW OF U.S. COASTAL GOVERNANCE
PPOL 447	INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE
PPOL 448	MARINE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
PPOL 474	INTERNATIONAL ENERGY POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 374	*SUSTAINABLE LIVING: PRACTICES AND POLICIES
PS 455	*THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PS 470	GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 473	US ENERGY POLICY
PS 475	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 476	SCIENCE AND POLITICS
PS 478	RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
SOC 381	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
SOC 480	*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 481	*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
WGSS 440	*WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Rural Policy Specialization
AEC 388	AGRICULTURAL LAW
AEC 421	ECONOMICS OF RURAL POVERTY AND THE U.S. SOCIAL SAFETY NET
AEC 454	RURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND POLICY
ANTH 466	*RURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 481	*NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES
ECON 352	*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
ECON 455	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FES 485	*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
PPOL 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE
PPOL 447	INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE
PS 470	GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 475	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
SOC 381	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
SOC 475	RURAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 480	*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 481	*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Social Policy Specialization
ANTH 373/ES 373/WGSS 373	APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
ANTH 484	*WEALTH AND POVERTY
ECON 383	*THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION
ECON 414	BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
ECON 439	^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
ECON 440	ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION
ECON 455	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECON 480	LABOR ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL POLICY
ECON 491	ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY
HDFS 447	*FAMILIES AND POVERTY
HDFS 460	FAMILY POLICY
NR 351	*WHEN SCIENCE ESCAPES THE LAB: SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PPOL 410	INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE
PPOL 441	*ENERGY, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
PS 317	GENDER AND POLITICS
PS 345	*POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS
PS 363	*GENDER AND RACE IN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
PS 375	*THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND POLICIES
PS 470	GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY
SOC 312	*SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY
SOC 350	HEALTH, ILLNESS AND SOCIETY
SOC 355	DEATH AND DYING
SOC 426	*SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 430	GENDER AND SOCIETY
SOC 437	RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
SOC 438	US IMMIGRATION ISSUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
SOC 439	WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
SOC 450	SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
SOC 454	LEISURE AND CULTURE
SOC 460	THE SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION
SOC 470	COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
SOC 471	PROTESTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Additional Requirements
Remaining Bacc Core, CLA Core, BS Requirements and Electives		122-128
Total Credits		180

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
PPOL 201	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY	4
Bacc Core: Biological Science		4
Bacc Core: Speech		3
Bacc Core: PAC		1
	Credits	16
WINTER
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
Bacc Core: Physical Science		4
Bacc Core: Western Culture		3
CLA Core: Fine Arts		3
BS Computer Science		4
	Credits	16
SPRING
Bacc Core: Third Lab Science		4
Bacc Core: Literature and The Arts		4
CLA Core: Non Western Culture		3
Additional CLA Core Course		3
	Credits	14
Second Year
FALL
CLA Core: Social Science		3
CLA Core: Humanities		3
Bacc Core: WR II		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		4
	Credits	16
WINTER
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity		3
BS Science Course		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	16
SPRING
PS 371	PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS	4
ST 351 or MTH 245	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS or *MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES	4
Bacc Core: Difference, Power and Discrimination		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	14
Third Year
FALL
PS 372	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	4
Specialization Course		4
General Elective		4
General Elective		3
	Credits	15
WINTER
PPOL 421	INTRODUCTION TO POLICY RESEARCH	4
Specialization Course		4
Bacc Core: Synthesis		3
General Elective		4
	Credits	15
SPRING
PPOL 422	^POLICY ANALYSIS	4
PS 331	*STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS	4
PPOL 413	ETHICS IN PUBLIC POLICY	4
General Elective		3
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
FALL
ECON 435 or PS 458 or SOC 360	PUBLIC ECONOMICS or INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY or *POPULATION TRENDS AND POLICY	4
Specialization Course		4
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
	Credits	14
WINTER
PPOL 415	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR	2
Specialization Course		3
Specialization Course		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		4
	Credits	15
SPRING
Specialization Course		4
Bacc Core: Synthesis		3
General Elective		3
General Elective		4
	Credits	14
	Total Credits	180