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Academics

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CWU features more than 135 degree programs, and we are recognized nationally in a variety of key disciplines.

About

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CWU serves more than 10,000 students every year, priding ourselves on accessibility, affordability, and personability.

Student Services

Student Services

Student success is our top priority, and CWU’s staff and faculty go out of their way to put people on a path to greatness.

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Activities abound across the CWU campus, with clubs, internships, employment opportunities, and NCAA athletic programs.

Public Policy

B.S. in Public Policy Curriculum

Public Policy at Central Washington University has always been an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students to be practitioners in policy at a variety of governmental levels.  Because of the applied focus, it is necessary to alter the curricular foci from time to time to best prepare students for the contemporary demands of the field.  

Public Policy Curriculum  (beginning Fall 2015)

PUBLIC POLICY CORE

ECON 201Principles of Economics Micro 
ECON 202Principles of Economics Macro5
ECON 332Public Finance5

ENST 202
or
Geog 250

Ecosystems, Resources, Population, and Culture
or
Resource Exploitation and Conservation

5



4
HED 209Consumer Health3
POSC 320Public Administration5
POSC 325Introduction to Public Policy5
SOC 459Organizations5
Subtotal 37 or 38
   

RESEARCH TOOL ELECTIVE (choose one)

BUS 221Intro Business Statistics5
GEOG 303Intro to Geographic Information Systems5
GEOG 309Quantitative Methods5
LAJ 400Research Methods in Criminal Justice4
MATH 311Stats Concepts and Methods5
PSY 362Introductory Statistics4
SOC 364Data Analysis in Sociology5

Department-Approved Electives in Economics, Environmental Studies,Geography, Information Technologies and Management, Law and Justice, Political Science,Public Health, or Sociology                                                                                                                      12-15

Total Credits                                                                                                                                   53-58

 

 

 

 

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