Public Policy and Management BA, Four-Year Plan

Department of Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

Combined major and minor

Read about the BA in Public Policy and Management program.

Year One

Year One: Fall
  • AECO 110 (DP-SOCSCI)
  • RPOS 101 (US)
  • Humanities (DP-HUM)
  • Natural Sciences (DP-NATSCI)
  • Elective
Year One: Spring
  • RPAD 140
  • AECO 111
  • Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
  • Arts (DP-ARTS)
  • Professional Development or Elective
Year One: Summer
  • Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
  • Consider study abroad options

Year Two

Year Two: Fall
  • Management & Politics Course (Major)
  • Concentration Course (Major)
  • Languages Other than English (LANG)
  • Diversity Gen Ed DEISJ
  • Elective
Year Two: Spring
  • RPAD 316 (MATH)
  • Concentration Course (Major)
  • International Perspectives (INTLPER)
  • Elective
  • Professional Development or Elective
Year Two: Summer
  • Look for shadowing opportunities
  • Consider departmental honors program

Year Three

Year Three: Fall
  • Quantitative Methods Course (Major)
  • Management & Politics Course (Major)
  • Concentration Course (Major)
  • Elective
  • Elective
Year Three: Spring
  • RPAD 302
  • Quantitative Methods (Major)
  • 300+ Concentration Course
  • Elective
  • Professional Development or Elective

Year Four

Year Four: Fall
  • RPAD 498 or 499
  • 300+ Concentration Course (Major)
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
Year Four: Spring
  • RPAD 498 or 499
  • 300+ Concentration Course (Major)
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
Year Four: Summer

Congratulations, you've completed your degree!

Notes

General Education Requirements, for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after

  • MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
  • WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
  • AR Arts 
  • HU Humanities
  • NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
  • SS Social Sciences
  • US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
  • IP World History and International Perspectives 
  • LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
  • DEISJ Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice

Credit bearing Professional Development Options

  • RSSW 290, 291 and 390 – Community Service
  • Research within major
  • University internship
  • Departmental Internship
  • Community Engaged Coursework
  • Study Abroad
  • Tutoring opportunities

This is a suggested course sequence.