Public Policy and Law, BS

Specific General Education Requirement for this Major

The following course must be completed with a grade of “C-” or better to be applied towards graduation requirements.

• POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours

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• Select one of the following:

• ECON 1000 - Fundamentals of Economics 3 hours
• ECON 1100 - Principles of Economics 3 hours
• ECON 2110 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 hours
• ECON 2120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hours

Lower Division Required Courses (3 hours)

• MATH 2000 - Elementary Statistics 3 hours or
• COMM 2010 - Social Statistics 3 hours

Upper Division Required Courses (24 hours)

• Select one 4000 level BUSP course 3 hours
• HIST 3070 - American Constitutional Law to 1865 3 hours
• HIST 3071 - American Constitutional Law Since 1865 3 hours
• PBPL 3010 - Ethics in Business and Public Policy 3 hours
• PBPL 3210 - The Policy Process 3 hours
• PBPL 3220 - Introduction to Political Philosophy 3 hours
• PBPL 3230 - Politics, Institutions, Policy 3 hours
• PBPL 3240 - The Judiciary 3 hours

Electives in the Major (9 hours)

• ACCT 3300 - Non-profit and Government Accounting 3 hours
• BUSP 3150 - Business Law 3 hours
• Select any 4000 level BUSP course not previously taken
• Select any 3000/4000 level ECON course not previously taken
• FINC 4700 - Estate Planning 3 hours
• HIST 4059 - Passive Resistance Civil Rights 3 hours
• HIST 4060 - Radical Civil Rights 3 hours
• HIST 4070 - America’s Greatest Crimes & Trials 3 hours
• PSCG 3201 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 hours
• MNGT 3020 - Organizational Behavior 3 hours
• MNGT 3240 - International Business Practices and Government Policies 3 hours
• MNGT 4000 - Principles of Leadership 3 hours
• Select any 3000/4000 level PBPL course not previoulsy taken
• Select any 3000/4000 level POLI course not previously taken
• PSYC 3340 - Forensic Psychology 3 hours

Note:

Note: Students who earn credit for British Studies and British Politics during study abroad during fall or spring semester at Harlaxton College in England satisfy the Major Electives for Public Policy and Law. Students who complete the internship for Council of State Governments in Washington, D.C. may receive up to 15 credit hours possibly including: PBPL 3210, PBPL 3230, BUSP 4950, and PBPL 4996. Students who complete an internship in a government office will earn credit for BUSP 4950. We recommend considering a double major.