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2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Policy, Accelerated BA & MPP

W&M undergraduate students are able to earn both a Bachelor’s degree and a Master of Public Policy in five years. Candidates interested in this accelerated degree path must apply to and gain acceptance in their junior year. See the Graduate Program Catalog for full details.

Required Credit Hours: 33 (From Courses Below)

In addition, the implicit requirements of ECON 101  and ECON 102  add six more credits for the major.

Major Computing Requirement:

The Major Computing Requirement is fulfilled by completion of one course listed under “Statistics” and one course listed under “Second Methods Course” in the Common Core of the public policy concentration.

Major Writing Requirement:

The Major Writing Requirement can be fulfilled by following the standard procedure for departmental majors in either the Department of Economics or Department of Government.

Core Requirements:

There is a set of seven core classes. The remaining 12 hours of required courses for the major must be chosen from the list of approved electives from the Departments of Economics, Government, History, Mathematics, Psychology, Religion, Sociology and the School of Business.

General Requirements:

A major in public policy shall consist of a minimum of 33 semester hours selected from the courses listed below.

Seven Common Core Courses:

Additional Requirements:

The remaining 12 hours of required courses for the major must be chosen from the list of electives. While the list of electives includes courses in several topic areas, there is no requirement to take particular sets of courses.

Common Core:

Students take seven common core courses as follows:

Ethics (Choose One):

Statistics (Choose One):

Second Methods Course (Choose One):

Electives:

Students may choose a minimum of any four courses to fulfill the electives portion of their major. While there are several topic areas represented, students are free to choose any courses on the list to fulfill the requirements. In addition, students may petition the Undergraduate Public Policy Committee to have a course that is not listed be approved for major elective credit.