MPP Plan of Study
The Plan of Study for the two-year MPP degree includes required core courses in economics, statistical methods, political science and more. It consists of eleven courses of required classes and eleven courses of electives. The plan of study is meant to be guide on how students can matriculate in our program.
Any changes from the required courses from a student’s designated Plan of Study are only considered via petition to the Department of Public Policy. Exceptions are made on a case by case basis.
Note: Joint degree students have a different Plan of Study because they combine two different sets of degree requirements. Students should check the Plan of Study for their particular joint degree program.
Joint Degree (Concurrent) Degree Plan of Study
The Department of Public Policy offers joint degrees with Law, Management, Medicine, Public Health, and Social Welfare. In each case, a joint degree applicant needs to meet the admissions criteria for each degree program. This means that an applicant must apply to each program separately. When applying to a joint degree, you are essentially applying to two separate programs, although you will select a joint degree option when filling out both applications. Admission to one program is not contingent on admission to the other.
Once admitted to both programs, the applicant becomes a joint degree student. Students enrolled either in the JD, MBA, MPH or MSW program may apply for admission to the joint degree program in their first year of residence.
Plan of Studies for Class of 2026