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Public Policy Analysis-Science, Technology, and Society Major

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Public Policy Analysis Bachelor of Arts

Program Title

Public Policy Analysis-Science, Technology, and Society Major

Degree Designation

Bachelor of Arts


All courses in the major taken after the first year must be for a letter grade with the exception of course or any course in a concentration designated Pass/No Pass.

Requirements for the Major in Public Policy Analysis-Science, Technology, and Society

  1. Four-course public policy sequence: course, course; course or course; course.

  2. Statistical/Quantitative Methods course: course, course, course or a course approved by the PPA Program Coordinator

  3. Policy Elective: Students are invited to suggest policy-oriented courses at the Claremont Colleges to fulfill this requirement, which must be approved by the PPA Program Coordinator. To be approved, the course must be beyond the introductory level and should focus primarily on public policy. This can include courses focused on a substantive policy area, such as housing or health, the development of tools for analyzing public policy or some combination of these. Students may consult with the program’s associate director. Regularly offered courses which are approved are: course, course, course, course, course, course, coursecourse, GOVT100  CMGOVT 105 CM.

  4. Courses in the existing STS major: See the program section in this catalog.
    This information is subject to change by departmental or major committees.

  5. Three-course internship-thesis sequence: course, course, course.