Public Policy, Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Accelerated Pathway (BMAP)

Students may apply for admission to the BMAP when they are a social junior and have completed at least 54 undergraduate credit hours, have at least a 3.0 grade point average, and have satisfied the requirements in the University’s BMAP policy. There is no restriction on the area of study for the B.A./B.S. A cross-walk of course equivalencies is unnecessary for students enrolled in a program outside of the B.A. in Public Policy. For undergraduates enrolled in the B.A. in Public Policy, course equivalencies should be determined by the student’s faculty advisor and will align with all respective learning outcomes.
Up to 18 graduate credits with a grade of B- or higher must be used to satisfy both graduate and undergraduate degree requirements. Eligible graduate-level courses that may double count towards both a bachelor’s degree and the Master’s degree in Public Policy include any 500 or 600-level courses that carry the PUBP subject attribute. Some 500- and 600- level PUBP courses are currently cross-level listed as both undergraduate and graduate courses; students taking these courses at the graduate level would automatically have the undergraduate equivalent apply to their undergraduate plan of study, such as courses that fulfill the COLL curriculum.

The Master of Public Policy degree program is a two-year, full-time, residential program requiring forty-six hours of course credit. 

The following courses are required: 

Additional Requirements

Students in the M.P.P. degree program are required to take at least one 3-credit or two 2-credit, program-approved, School of Law course(s), and an additional 3 credits of Applied Methods courses.