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Program checklist · Public Policy (BA in Public Policy)

Public Policy (BA in Public Policy)

William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA

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Program
Award
Public Policy (BA in Public Policy)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
44.0501
Total credits (published)
42
Credits (computed from items)
42
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
231624
CourseShelf checklist
CK_231624_35522107
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Major Requirements

major core · 0 items

    Requirements for the major:

    major core · 4 items
    1. PUBP 201
      3
    2. ECON 101
      3
    3. ECON 102
      3
    4. ECON 303
      3

    Political Institutions

    6 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. GOVT 351
      3
    3. GOVT 353
      3
    4. GOVT 370
      3
    5. GOVT 371
      3
    6. GOVT 372
      3

    Applied Economics

    5 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ECON 321
      3
    3. ECON 322
      3
    4. ECON 324
      3
    5. PUBP 324
      3

    Ethics

    5 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PHIL 215
      3
    3. PHIL 303
      3
    4. PHIL 305
      3
    5. PHIL 310
      3

    Statistics

    5 items
    1. Select one of the following: 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. BUAD 231
      3
    3. ECON 307
      3
    4. MATH 351
      3
    5. SOCI 303
      3

    Second Methods Course

    6 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ECON 308
      3
    3. GOVT 301
      3
    4. GOVT 302
      3
    5. GOVT 307
      Political Polling and Survey Analysis
      As published: “Political Polling and Survey Analysis (Fall)”
      3
    6. SOCI 302
      3

    Electives

    electives · 71 items
    1. Select 12 credits from the following: 2
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    2. CONS 370
      3
    3. ECON 300
      Topics in Economics
      As published: “Topics in Economics (Economics of Crime)”
      1-3
    4. ECON 304
      3
    5. ECON 308
      Econometrics
      As published: “Econometrics (if not taken for core)”
      3
    6. ECON 311
      3
    7. ECON 321
      Economics of the Public Sector
      As published: “Economics of the Public Sector (if not taken for core)”
      3
    8. ECON 322
      Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
      As published: “Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (if not taken for core)”
      3
    9. ECON 323
      3
    10. ECON 325
      3
    11. ECON 341
      3
    12. ECON 362
      3
    13. ECON 407
      3
    14. ECON 408
      3
    15. ECON 412
      Empirical Microeconomics
      As published: “Empirical Microeconomics (Stabilization Policy)”
      3
    16. ECON 451
      3
    17. ECON 452
      3
    18. ECON 456
      3
    19. ECON 460
      3
    20. ECON 461
      3
    21. ECON 475
      3
    22. ECON 476
      3
    23. EDUC 402
      3
    24. EDUC 417
      1-3
    25. GOVT 307
      3
    26. GOVT 322
      3
    27. GOVT 324
      3
    28. GOVT 328
      3
    29. GOVT 329
      3
    30. GOVT 329
      3
    31. GOVT 339
      3
    32. GOVT 351
      Bureaucracy
      As published: “Bureaucracy (if not taken for Core)”
      3
    33. GOVT 353
      3
    34. GOVT 355
      3
    35. GOVT 360
      3
    36. GOVT 361
      3
    37. GOVT 370
      3
    38. GOVT 371
      3
    39. GOVT 372
      American Legal Process
      As published: “American Legal Process (if not taken for Core)”
      3
    40. GOVT 373
      3
    41. GOVT 374
      3
    42. GOVT 404
      4
    43. GOVT 435
      4
    44. GOVT 454
      4
    45. GOVT 455
      4
    46. GOVT 465
      4
    47. GOVT 470
      4
    48. MATH 323
      3
    49. MATH 424
      3
    50. PSYC 350
      3
    51. PSYC 442
      3
    52. PUBP 390
      Topics in Public Policy
      As published: “Topics in Public Policy 3”
      1-3
    53. PUBP 405
      3
    54. PUBP 419
      3
    55. PUBP 490
      Independent Study
      As published: “Independent Study 4”
      1-3
    56. PUBP 491
      1-3
    57. PUBP 495
      3
    58. PUBP 496
      3
    59. SOCI 302
      3
    60. SOCI 305
      1-4
    61. SOCI 311
      3
    62. SOCI 333
      3
    63. SOCI 351
      3
    64. SOCI 352
      3
    65. SOCI 353
      3
    66. SOCI 357
      3
    67. SOCI 412
      3
    68. SOCI 421
      3
    69. SOCI 423
      3
    70. SOCI 431
      3
    71. SOCI 433
      3

    Capstone Experience

    6 items
    1. Select three credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PUBP 419
      3
    3. PUBP 490
      1-3
    4. PUBP 491
      1-3
    5. PUBP 495
      3
    6. PUBP 496
      3

    Any GOVT or ECON 400-level class with the COLL 400 attribute.

    0 items

      Other approved capstone courses with permission of the Public Policy Director. Information on how to petition for approval appears on the Public Policy website.

      0 items
        Source. William & Mary, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wm.edu/programs/public-policy-ba-public-policy/index.html. Captured page pages/0184.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.