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Program checklist · B.A.

Public Policy Major

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
32-33
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199120
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199120_d96d5976
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Core Requirements

    major core · 8 items
    1. PLCY 210
      Policy Innovation and Analysis
      As published: “Policy Innovation and Analysis H”
      3
    2. PLCY 220
      The Politics of Public Policy
      As published: “The Politics of Public Policy H”
      3
    3. PLCY 340
      Justice in Public Policy
      As published: “Justice in Public Policy H”
      3
    4. PLCY 310
      Microeconomic Foundations of Public Policy
      As published: “Microeconomic Foundations of Public Policy (formerly PLCY 410)”
      or: ECON 410 Intermediate Microeconomics
      3
    5. PLCY 460
      Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy
      As published: “Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy 2,3, H”
      4
    6. PLCY 581
      Research Design for Public Policy
      As published: “Research Design for Public Policy 2, H”
      3
    7. PLCY 698
      Senior Capstone in Public Policy
      As published: “Senior Capstone in Public Policy 2”
      or: PLCY 692H Honors in Public Policy
      3-4
    8. At least six credit hours of approved public policy electives. 1
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Additional Requirements

    1 item
    1. ECON 101
      Introduction to Economics
      As published: “Introduction to Economics 2, H, F”
      4

    Policy Field (optional), see list below

    0 items

      Public Policy Elective Course List

      electives · 0 items

        Any PLCY course at the 100 level or above, except PLCY 130, PLCY 291, PLCY 293, PLCY 393, or PLCY 394

        225 items
        1. AAAD 307
          3
        2. AAAD/POLI 333
          Race and Public Policy in the United States
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. AAAD 488
          3
        4. AAAD 485
          3
        5. AMST 390
          3
        6. AMST 486
          3
        7. ANTH 312
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. ANTH 318
          3
        9. ANTH 319
          3
        10. ANTH 350
          3
        11. ANTH 355
          3
        12. ANTH 360
          3
        13. ANTH 377
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. ANTH 380
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. ANTH 422
          3
        16. ANTH 429
          3
        17. ANTH 439
          3
        18. ANTH 441
          3
        19. ANTH 460
          3
        20. ANTH 470
          3
        21. ANTH 502
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. ANTH 537
          3
        23. ANTH 585
          3
        24. BUSI 404
          1.5
        25. BUSI 405
          3
        26. BUSI 500
          Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
          As published: “Entrepreneurship and Business Planning H”
          3
        27. BUSI 503
          1.5
        28. BUSI 504
          1.5
        29. BUSI 506
          3
        30. BUSI 512
          1.5
        31. BUSI 610
          3
        32. BUSI 611
          3
        33. COMM 312
          3
        34. COMM 325
          Introduction to Organizational Communication
          As published: “Introduction to Organizational Communication H”
          3
        35. COMM 372
          3
        36. COMM 375
          3
        37. COMM 470
          3
        38. COMM 521
          3
        39. COMM 524
          3
        40. COMM 525
          3
        41. COMM 571
          3
        42. COMM 572
          3
        43. COMM 574
          3
        44. COMM 575
          3
        45. COMM 576
          3
        46. COMM 624
          3
        47. COMM 625
          3
        48. COMM 652
          3
        49. ECON 320
          3
        50. ECON 325
          Entrepreneurship: Principles, Concepts, Frameworks, and Fluency
          As published: “Entrepreneurship: Principles, Concepts, Frameworks, and Fluency H”
          3
        51. ECON 345
          3
        52. ECON 380
          3
        53. ECON 423
          Financial Markets and Economic Fluctuations
          As published: “Financial Markets and Economic Fluctuations H”
          3
        54. ECON 440
          3
        55. ECON 445
          3
        56. ECON 450
          3
        57. ECON 455
          3
        58. ECON 460
          3
        59. ECON 465
          3
        60. ECON 480
          3
        61. ECON 511
          Advanced Game Theory in Economics
          As published: “Advanced Game Theory in Economics H”
          3
        62. EDUC 401
          3
        63. EDUC 506
          3
        64. EDUC 521
          3
        65. EDUC 533
          3
        66. EDUC 535
          3
        67. EMES 314
          3
        68. ENGL 164
          Introduction to Latina/o Studies
          As published: “Introduction to Latina/o Studies H”
          3
        69. ENGL 279
          3
        70. ENEC 463
          Corporate Environmental Stewardship
          As published: “Corporate Environmental Stewardship H”
          3
        71. ENEC 307
          3
        72. ENEC 308
          3
        73. ENEC 309
          3
        74. ENEC 330
          Principles of Sustainability
          As published: “Principles of Sustainability H”
          3
        75. ENEC 350
          3
        76. ENEC 351
          3
        77. ENEC 352
          3
        78. ENEC 370
          Agriculture and the Environment
          As published: “Agriculture and the Environment H”
          3
        79. ENEC 462
          3
        80. ENEC 474
          3
        81. ENEC 586
          3
        82. ENEC 685
          3
        83. ENEC 698
          3
        84. ENEC/ENVR 470
          Environmental Risk Assessment
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        85. ENEC/PHIL 368
          Living Things, Wilderness, and Ecosystems: An Introduction to Environmental Ethics H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        86. ENVR 600
          3
        87. GEOG 281
          3
        88. GEOG 370
          3
        89. GEOG 391
          3
        90. GEOG 414
          3
        91. GEOG 416
          3
        92. GEOG 423
          3
        93. GEOG 428
          3
        94. GEOG 430
          3
        95. GEOG 435
          3
        96. GEOG 446
          3
        97. GEOG 447
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        98. GEOG 448
          3
        99. GEOG/ENEC 451
          Population, Development, and the Environment
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        100. GEOG 457
          Rural Latin America: Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources
          As published: “Rural Latin America: Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources H”
          3
        101. GEOG 458
          3
        102. GEOG 460
          3
        103. GEOG 470
          3
        104. GEOG 480
          3
        105. GEOG 491
          3
        106. GEOG 541
          3
        107. GEOG 542
          3
        108. GLBL 382
          3
        109. GLBL 390
          3
        110. HIST 238
          3
        111. HIST 365
          3
        112. HIST 385
          3
        113. HIST 510
          Human Rights in the Modern World
          As published: “Human Rights in the Modern World H”
          3
        114. HIST 566
          3
        115. HIST 568
          3
        116. HIST 577
          3
        117. HIST 584
          3
        118. HIST 589
          3
        119. HPM 310
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        120. HPM 330
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        121. HPM 340
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        122. HPM 350
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        123. HPM 351
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        124. HPM 352
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        125. INLS 382
          3
        126. INLS 515
          3
        127. MEJO 340
          3
        128. MEJO 441
          3
        129. MEJO 442
          3
        130. MEJO 443
          3
        131. MEJO 445
          3
        132. MEJO 446
          3
        133. MEJO 458
          3
        134. MEJO 541
          3
        135. MEJO 560
          Environmental and Science Journalism
          As published: “Environmental and Science Journalism H”
          3
        136. MEJO 652
          Media Economics and Emerging Technologies
          As published: “Media Economics and Emerging Technologies H”
          3
        137. MNGT 345
          3
        138. MNGT 365
          3
        139. MNGT 380
          3
        140. MNGT 410
          3
        141. MNGT 412
          3
        142. MNGT 415
          3
        143. MNGT 427
          3
        144. PHIL 364
          3
        145. PHIL 370
          3
        146. PHIL 384
          Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
          As published: “Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics H”
          3
        147. PHIL 473
          3
        148. PHIL 480
          3
        149. PHIL 698
          3
        150. PLAN 330
          3
        151. PLAN 574
          3
        152. PLAN 636
          3
        153. PLAN 637
          3
        154. PLAN 641
          3
        155. PLAN 651
          3
        156. PLAN 685
          3
        157. POLI 400
          3
        158. POLI 401
          3
        159. POLI 406
          3
        160. POLI 410
          3
        161. POLI 411
          American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Rights
          As published: “American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Rights H”
          3
        162. POLI 412
          United States National Elections
          As published: “United States National Elections H”
          3
        163. POLI 416
          3
        164. POLI 418
          3
        165. POLI 419H
          Race and Politics in the Contemporary United
          As published: “Race and Politics in the Contemporary United States”
          3
        166. POLI 420
          Legislative Politics
          As published: “Legislative Politics H”
          3
        167. POLI 431
          3
        168. POLI 433
          Politics of the European Union
          As published: “Politics of the European Union H”
          3
        169. POLI 434
          3
        170. POLI 438
          3
        171. POLI 442
          3
        172. POLI 443
          3
        173. POLI 444
          3
        174. POLI 457
          3
        175. POLI 470
          Social and Political Philosophy
          As published: “Social and Political Philosophy H”
          3
        176. POLI 472
          Problems of Modern Democratic Theory
          As published: “Problems of Modern Democratic Theory H”
          3
        177. PSYC 467
          3
        178. PSYC 469
          3
        179. PSYC 471
          3
        180. PSYC 500
          3
        181. PSYC 502
          3
        182. PSYC 504
          3
        183. PSYC 514
          3
        184. PSYC 530
          3
        185. PSYC 531
          3
        186. PSYC 532
          Quantitative Psychology
          As published: “Quantitative Psychology H”
          3
        187. PSYC 565
          3
        188. PSYC 601
          3
        189. PWAD 250
          3
        190. PWAD 368
          3
        191. PWAD 416
          3
        192. PWAD 443
          3
        193. PWAD 444
          3
        194. PWAD 453
          3
        195. PWAD 460
          3
        196. PWAD 469
          Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
          As published: “Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia H”
          3
        197. PWAD 574
          3
        198. PWAD 575
          3
        199. PWAD 577
          3
        200. RELI 423
          3
        201. RELI 443
          Evangelicalism in Contemporary America
          As published: “Evangelicalism in Contemporary America H”
          3
        202. STOR 305
          3
        203. STOR 358
          4
        204. STOR 415
          Introduction to Optimization
          As published: “Introduction to Optimization H”
          3
        205. STOR 455
          Methods of Data Analysis
          As published: “Methods of Data Analysis H”
          3
        206. SOCI 410
          3
        207. SOCI 412
          3
        208. SOCI 415
          3
        209. SOCI 418
          3
        210. SOCI 420
          3
        211. SOCI 422
          3
        212. SOCI 423
          3
        213. SOCI 424
          3
        214. SOCI 425
          3
        215. SOCI 426
          3
        216. SOCI 427
          3
        217. SOCI 431
          3
        218. SOCI 444
          3
        219. SOCI 468
          3
        220. SOCI 469
          3
        221. SPHG 350H
          3
        222. WGST 368
          3
        223. WGST 388
          3
        224. WGST 410
          3
        225. WGST 662
          3
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