School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Public Affairs (BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.
| Freshman Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 2 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 030 Core | 030 | 3 | 030 Core | 030 | 3 | |||||
| RHET 1302 | 2 | 1090 | 3 | COMM 1311 | 2 | 1090 | 3 | |||
| GOVT 2305 | 2 | 070 | 3 | GOVT 2306 | 2 | 070 | 3 | |||
| PA 2325 | 2, 3 | 080 | 3 | 050 Core | 050 | 3 | ||||
| MATH 1314 | 2 | 2090 | 3 |
EPPS 2302 | 2, 3, 4 | 090 | 3 | |||
| or MATH 1306 | 2 | 2090 | ||||||||
| EPPS 1110 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| UNIV 1010 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 16 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 3 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 4 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 060 Core | 060 | 3 | 060 Core | 060 | 3 | |||||
| 040 Core | 040 | 3 | PA 3310 | 3 | ||||||
| EPPS 2301 | 2, 3, 4 | 090 | 3 | PA 3333 | 3 | |||||
| ECON 2301 | 2, 3 | 8090 | 3 | PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | ||||
| or ECON 2302 | 2, 3 | 8090 | Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Elective | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Junior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 5 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 6 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| PA 3306 | 3 | PA 3378 | 3 | |||||||
| PA 3380 | 3 | PA 3355 | 3 | |||||||
| PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | PA 4370 | 3 | ||||||
| PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Senior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 7 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 8 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | PA 4390 | 3 | ||||||
| PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | |||||
| PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Elective | 3 | PA Major Related | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 14 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020. |
| 2 | Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 3 | A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum. |
| 4 | Prerequisite course to upper-division courses. |
| 5 | Most students take upper-division PA courses. However, subject to advisor approval, courses from other disciplines may be used to satisfy this requirement. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses. | |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation | |
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. | |
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