The School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The Minor in Public Policy requires POL 1101 (or equivalent) and eighteen (18) additional semester credits in public policy of which at least twelve (12) are 3000 or above. The Certificate in Public Policy requires Pol 1101 (or equivalent) and twelve (12) semester credits in public policy of which at least nine (9) are 3000 or above.

In all cases, students should have their program of study approved by the Public Policy Minor/Certificate supervisor before enrolling in a course they intend to count toward the minor/certificate. A student may seek permission from the School of Public Policy to allow 3 hours of upper-division coursework taught outside the School to count toward the completion of the minor or certificate if that coursework is clearly relevant to Public Policy. For a general guide of possible courses with which to develop a program, students should consult the catalog and recent Oscars.

The minor/certificate degrees follow Institute and School guidelines that include the following:

1.   No more than 6 semester hours of Special Topics courses may be included in a minor/certificate program. No more than 3 semester hours of Public Policy Internship credit may be applied to the minor or certificate.

2.   Courses required by name and number and/or used to satisfy Core Areas A through E in a student's major degree program may not be used in satisfying the course requirements for a minor/certificate. Important: if a student is using a PUBP course to fulfill the social science requirement in the student�s major, that course cannot be counted toward the Public Policy minor/certificate. However, courses used in a minor/certificate also may be used to fulfill other elective requirements (free electives, technical electives, etc.) in the student's major degree program.

3.   A course may not be counted toward more than one minor and/or certificate.

4.   All courses counting toward the minor/certificate must be completed in residence at Georgia Tech, be taken on a letter-grade basis, and completed with an overall grade point average of at least 2.00.

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Students who are interested in a minor or certificate in Political Science should download the form "Change/Addition of an Undergraduate Academic MInor" from the Georgia Tech Registrar's website. After consultation with the Political Science minor/certificate advisor, the form is signed by the Political Science advisor and the student's advisor in their major, and submitted to the Registrar�s Office.

The minor/certificate degrees follow Institute and School guidelines that include the following:

1.   No more than 6 semester hours of Special Topics courses may be included in a minor/certificate program. No more than 3 semester hours of pre-approved political science internship credit may be applied to the Political Science minor or certificate.

2.   Courses required by name and number and/or used to satisfy Core Areas A through E in a student's major degree program may not be used in satisfying the course requirements for a minor/certificate. Important: if a student is using a course to fulfill the social science requirement in the student�s major, that course cannot be counted toward the Political Science minor/certificate. However, courses used in a minor/certificate also may be used to fulfill other elective requirements (free electives, technical electives, etc.) in the student's major degree program.

3.   A course may not be counted toward more than one minor and/or certificate.

4.   In some cases, students may be pre-approved to count one political science-related course taught in another school at Georgia Tech toward the Political Science minor/certificate.

5.   All courses counting toward the minor/certificate must be completed in residence at Georgia Tech, be taken on a letter-grade basis, and completed with an overall grade point average of at least 2.00.

Minor
Students not enrolled in the School of Public Policy are invited to obtain a minor in Political Science by passing a minimum of 18 credit hours (12 semester hours at the 3000 level or higher) with an overall grade point average of at least 2.0. These courses should include six from the following list:

Choose 6 from the following list (at least 4 at 3000+ level):
POL 2101 State and Local Government
PUBP 2012 Foundations of Public Policy
PUBP 3000 American Constitutional Issues
PUBP 3010 Bureaucracy and Policy Implementation
PUBP 3016 Judicial Process
PUBP 3200 Metropolitan Governance
PUBP 3201 Introduction to Social Policy
PUBP 3214 African-American Politics
PUBP 3315 Environmental Policy and Politics
PUBP 4120 Survey Research Methods
PUBP 4200 Social Policy Issues
PUBP 4212 Women and Public Policy
PUBP 4226 Business and Government
PUBP 4410 Science, Technology, Innovation, and Policy
PUBP 4416 Critical Issues in Science and Technology
PUBP 4514 Mass Communication Policy

Students who also wish to obtain a minor in Public Policy should note that although several courses are listed for both the Political Science and the Public Policy minors, students can select no more than TWO of the following courses to fulfill the requirements for both minors: PUBP 2012, 3201, 4200, 4212, 4314, 4410, and 4514.

Certificate
To receive a certificate in Political Science, students not enrolled in the School of Public Policy must obtain a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following list. At least 3 courses must be taken at the 3000+ level, with a letter grade of C or better in each:

POL 2101 State and Local Government
PUBP 2012 Foundations of Public Policy
PUBP 3000 American Constitutional Issues
PUBP 3010 Bureaucracy and Policy Implementation
PUBP 3016 Judicial Process
PUBP 3200 Metropolitan Governance
PUBP 3201 Introduction to Social Policy
PUBP 3214 African-American Politics
PUBP 3315 Environmental Policy and Politics
PUBP 4120 Survey Research Methods
PUBP 4200 Social Policy Issues
PUBP 4416 Critical Issues in Science and Technology
PUBP 4514 Mass Communication Policy

Students who also wish to obtain a certificate in Public Policy should note that although several courses are listed for both the Political Science and the Public Policy certificates, students can select only ONE of the following courses to fulfill the requirements for both certificates: PUBP 2012, 3201, 4200, 4212, 4314, 4410, and 4514. Students who wish to obtain a Pre-Law certificate can count either PUBP 3000 or PUBP 3016 for both certificates.

Contact: Richard Barke
Office: DM Smith Ground Floor
Phone: (404) 894-8282
Fax: (404) 385-0504
E-mail: click to email