Important: This certificate plan is effective for those starting in the fall 2024 through summer 2025. This certificate plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change certificates.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
PLCY 700	Foundations of Public Policy	3
PLCY 701	Natural Law, The State & The Gospel	3
PLCY 702	Founding Era and the Constitution	3
PLCY 703	Contemporary Challenges to Constitutional Order and the Role of the State	3
PLCY 802	Competing Visions of Statesmanship	3
PLCY 804	Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations	3
PLCY 809	Advanced Research Methods for Policymakers	3
Total Hours		21

Notes

• Students who want to apply certificate courses to a graduate degree program will have to abide by the GPA and grade requirements of that degree

Completion Requirements

• 21 total hours
• A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and
  allowable
• 3.0 GPA
• No grade lower than a B- may be applied to the Certificate
• Certificate must be completed within 3 years
• Submission of Certificate Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Online Format