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Public Policy, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Public Policy, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Program Description

Public Policy is a science dedicated to the study of the policies and laws implemented by governments to address the needs of contemporary society. The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy is aimed at the exploration and analysis of the historical legacies as well as the contemporary forces that frame the policy-making process.

Likely Career Paths

Public service, public health manager, environmental manager, economist, and public finance analyst.

Key Considerations

Cost: University-wide costs (Visit the CWU Financial Aid site for more information). Additional program costs $200.

Location: Ellensburg

Primary contact: Mike Pease | Michael.Pease@cwu.edu | 505-963-1130 | CWU Public Policy

Course Planning

1st and 2nd Year Courses or Areas of Study

CWU Course #	Transfer Course #
ECON 201	ECON& 201
ECON 202	ECON& 202
*POSC 101	POLS& 101

*POSC 101 can be used in the Environmental Sciences major or the Political Science major, if pursuing one of these as your second major.

The Transfer Equivalency Site (TES)provides CWU equivalencies for courses at other colleges and universities.

Advising Notes

Any Washington state DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) degree will satisfy all general education requirements.
Public Policy at CWU is not free-standing and must be combined with another major. Since the expertise of all of the scientific and humanistic disciplines is required to craft and implement policy across the full range of governmental activity the study of Public Policy must be interdisciplinary. Consequently, the Public Policy program is built around offerings from various participating departments, frequently Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography and Political Science.
A minimum of a 2.25 GPA is required in the program.
The minimum grade requirement is a C- for any course.
Significant requirements may change over time; students will be expected to meet the catalog requirements in place at the time they are admitted to the major.

Current Catalog