HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SERVICE (PPPS) MAJOR EIGHT-SEMESTER PROGRAM GRID
This is an example of what eight semesters might look like for incoming First-Year students. If you declare your major later, or are a Transfer Student, your grid will look considerably different. Your choices may vary. Some PPPS courses fulfill more than one requirement such as a Cross Cultural or Interdisciplinary Studies Core Distribution, opening up more space. Up to 6 credits of Core Distribution credits may be taken during Study Abroad. PPPS 001, Introduction to Public Policy and Public Service, must be taken at Hofstra. Students are required to discuss their program of study with the PPPS Executive Dean at least once every semester.
FIRST YEAR Fall WSC001 LT/AA/CP NS/MA/CS Foreign Language PPPS Core Elective (Social Sciences)
Spring WSC002 LT/AA/CP NS/MA/CS Foreign Language PPPS Core Elective (Social Sciences)
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Spring PPPS 001 (Interdisciplinary Studies) PPPS Core Elective NS/MA/CS Core Cross Cultural Foreign Language or Minor PPPS internship credit
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SECOND YEAR Fall PPPS Methodology or Statistics PPPS Core Elective (Social Sciences) NS/MA/CS LT/AA/CP Foreign Language PPPS internship credit
THIRD YEAR [Study Abroad in Fall or Spring, or for full academic year; not restricted to Third Year.] Fall (Study Abroad) PPPS Concentration Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor
Spring PPPS Methodology or Statistics PPPS Concentration Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor PPPS internship credit
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Spring PPPS Concentration Course PPPS Concentration Course Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor
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FOURTH YEAR Fall PPPS Concentration Course PPPS Concentration Course Liberal Arts elective Minor Minor
For more information, visit the PPPS Program website at https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/gov-policy-international/public-policy/index.html NOTES You are not required to take Summer or January courses (for which there is no financial aid). You can complete your degree of 124 credits with 5 3-credit courses every semester, 1 internship credit per semester for three semesters, and 1 additional credit in a semester. The PPPS Program strongly encourages study of a foreign language beyond Level 3. In addition to going on study abroad for either semester in their third year, students can go for the entire academic year in their third year, for a semester in their second or fourth years, or for a short-term program in the summer or during the January break. Students are encouraged to consider a minor or a double major. PPPS majors often complete a double major in another Kalikow School Department (Anthropology, Economics, Global Studies and Geography, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion). Double majors with other schools, such as Business, Communication, Education, and more, are possible as well. PPPS students have numerous opportunities for local, state, and national internships, including semester programs in Albany, NY, and Washington, D.C., as well as internships on Long Island and in New York City. Internship possibilities are discussed with the PPPS Executive Dean and the Career Center.