A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Public Policy, MPP
- Total credits (published)
- 36-39
- Credits (computed from items)
- 142-148
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_937dea46
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Required Public Policy Courses
0 items
Practice Element
5 items
- 3
- Choose one course from the following: 1Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Analysis Element
8 items
- 3
- Choose one course from the following: 1Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Governance Element
5 items
- 3
- Choose one course from the following: 1Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 1-4
- 3
Economics Element
6 items
- 3
- Choose one course from the following: 1Not resolved to a course3
- 1-4
- 3
- 3
- 3
Electives
electives · 58 items
- Select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the student's advisor: 2Not resolved to a course12
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 1-3
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3-6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Professional Experience Requirement
1 item
- 0-3
Accelerated Option Requirements
7 items
- 3
- 3
- or: POGO 646 Policy and Program Evaluation3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Requirements
0 items
Law School's Original Curriculum Required Courses
14 items
- 2
- 2
- 2-4
- 1-3
- 2-4
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 2-3
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 2
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Select 49 credits of elective courses: 1Not resolved to a course49
Schar's Original Curriculum Required Courses (24 credits)
31 items
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Project Management))”1-3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Public Sector Leadership))”1-3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Policy Communication))”1-3
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 1-4
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Advanced Macroeconomic and Econometric Methods for Policy Analysis))”1-3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Global Tax Policy))”1-3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Economics of Education))”1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 1-4
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government ((Social Media Privacy and Innovation))”1-3
- As published: “Topics in Policy and Government (Biological and Environmental Data Science for Policy))”1-3
Electives
electives · 2 items
- Select 12 credits of elective courses 2Not resolved to a course12
- Professional Experience (as needed) 3Not resolved to a course0-3
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