Public Policy

Public Policy Departmental Honors Program Requirements

• 1 SPP honors course any-level.
• 1 SPP honors course 300-level or higher.
• Honors Thesis or Project. Options include:
  • Individually contracted: SPP 499Y Honors Research and SPP 499T Honors Thesis or 499P Honors Project
  • Seminar: SPP 499C Policy Research and SPP 499D Tackling Today's Big Problems Through Policy: Honors Capstone Lab
• Notes:
  • When offered, 1 credit SPP honors seminars plus their associated, non-honors, root courses are acceptable as DH electives.
  • Graduate-level public policy courses fulfill honors course requirements.
  • Up to 4 credits of an SPP independent study honors (ISH) may apply it to the DH requirements. Only one ISH may be applied to the DH requirements.