Sample Course Plans
The GAPP major is 32.5 credits and can be completed in three or four semesters, depending on when you declare. These sample pathways show one way to sequence the required courses and electives. You'll build your own plan with your GAPP advisor.
4 Semesters
GS and CC students: declare as a sophomore in the spring semester
|
Semester |
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall I | GAPP Methods course Choose between: GAPP IA2200 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Global Affairs and Public Policy or GAPP IA2250 Analytical Tools for Global Affairs and Public Policy |
3 |
| GAPP IA2150 Policymaking: Politics, Ethics, and Communication | 3 | |
| ECON UN1105 Principles of Economics | 4 | |
| Spring I | GAPP IA2100 Contemporary Debates in Global Affairs and Public Policy | 3 |
| Elective I | 3 | |
| Elective II | 3 | |
| Fall II | GAPP IA3998 Policy Practicum Preparatory Seminar | 1.5 |
| Elective III | 3 | |
|
Elective IV |
3 |
|
| Spring II | GAPP IA3999 Policy Practicum | 3 |
|
Elective V |
3 |
|
|
Total |
32.5 |
3 Semesters
GS students between 45 - 90 credits completed; CC juniors
|
Semester |
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Spring I |
GAPP Methods course |
3 |
| GAPP IA2100 Contemporary Debates in Global Affairs and Public Policy | 3 | |
| ECON UN1105 Principles of Economics | 4 | |
|
Elective I |
3 |
|
| Fall I | GAPP IA2150 Policymaking: Politics, Ethics, and Communication | 3 |
| GAPP IA3998 Policy Practicum Preparatory Seminar | 1.5 | |
| Elective II | 3 | |
| Elective III | 3 | |
|
Spring II |
GAPP IA3999 Policy Practicum |
3 |
| Elective IV | 3 | |
| Elective V | 3 | |
|
Total |
32.5 |