Program Description
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is designed for people who aspire to management and leadership roles across the field of public affairs in public, private, and non-profit sectors. It is a two-year, full-time, on-campus professional degree for people ready to tackle the world’s most pressing policy problems in careers that serve the greater good. Students choose from seven concentrations, each designed to equip them with specialized knowledge and skills that support their career growth in their chosen field.
Concentration Areas
- Data Science
- Economic Policy
- Environmental and Sustainability Policy
- International Policy Management
- Public and Nonprofit Management
- Science and Technology Policy
- Social Policy: Health, Education, and Inequity
Admission Requirements
Admission to the MPA Program is aimed at fostering academic and professional talent, welcoming applicants from various disciplines and professional backgrounds. While no specific undergraduate major is required, applicants with demonstrated experience in policymaking or policy implementation are especially encouraged to apply. Each application is reviewed holistically and in the context of the overall applicant pool for that admission cycle. To be considered for admission, applicants must submit a complete application package as outlined below.
- Transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
- Two letters of recommendation
- Resume
- Statement of purpose
- Online video interview
- TOEFL or IELTS scores, if applicable
Please visit Cornell Brooks Public Policy: How to Apply website to view our application deadline.
Policies and Procedures
MPA students are expected to meet policies set by the Brooks School of Public Policy and the University for professional master’s students. For details about Brooks School academic policies, see the Brooks School policies page. Please review the university catalog policies regarding academic integrity and final exams.
Petitions
Course substitutions may be permitted based on prior mastery of a subject or to request a relevant course not listed within the catalog year’s curriculum requirements. These petitions must be approved by the Brooks MPA Program Director.
MPA students must be in-residence for all semesters of the program. They must also attend classes according to the modality offered by the course and cannot request an alternative form of attendance/participation.
Students who face an extenuating circumstance may petition the MPA Director for an exception to an MPA program academic policy.
Good Academic Standing Requirements
The minimum academic standards are as follows:
- A student must maintain a semester and cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
- Students must receive a grade of C or better in all degree requirements. If the course is only offered with S/U grading, a grade of SX must be received.
- A student cannot carry more than two (2) incomplete grades simultaneously.
- Students must complete at least 12 credits each semester unless they have received an approved petition to take fewer than 12 credits (e.g. for Student Disability Services (SDS) accommodation)
- Students must be in-residence unless they are participating in an approved Off-Campus activity, with written approval from the Program Director.
- A student must be making “satisfactory progress” toward a Brooks School master’s degree.
Review Process:
At the end of each semester, the Brooks School committee on academic status (CAS) reviews each Bachelor of Science and Professional Master Student’s academic record to ensure that the minimum academic standards are met. The committee takes appropriate action for students whose academic achievement is considered unsatisfactory as defined by the criteria above. To support every student’s success, the committee may take any of the following actions:
- Withdraw the student permanently from the Brooks School and Cornell University.
- Require the student to take a leave of absence for one or more semesters.
- Issue a warning to the student at one of the following levels (these imply that if the student does not show considerable improvement during the semester, the committee may withdraw the student):
- Severe warning with danger of being withdrawn
- Severe warning
- Warning
- Add the student’s name to a review list; students with this status are monitored by the committee throughout the semester.
- Return the student to good standing.
Any of the above actions may be accompanied by a semester credit limit or a requirement for the student to meet with an academic advisor by a date set by the committee.
Students placed on a required leave must appeal to CAS to return. This appeal occurs at the end of the required leave period. Students who have been withdrawn may appeal the decision before the committee during the pre-semester appeals meeting.
All students with an academic warning status automatically will be reviewed for specific criteria at the end of the subsequent semester. Students put on warning, severe warning, or severe warning with danger of being withdrawn status will be informed of conditions that they are expected to fulfill to return to good standing.
Students who have been previously placed on a required leave and wish to return to the Brooks School must submit a plan of study to the committee before being rejoined. The student should contact the Registrar in the Brooks Office of Admissions, Student Services, and Career Management to discuss the process and due dates.
Students who have been withdrawn from the Brooks School by CAS may request that they be readmitted. Such students have three years from the date they were withdrawn to make this appeal with assistance from an advisor in the Brooks Office of Admissions, Student Services, and Career Management. After three years, a former student must apply for readmission through the Brooks School admissions process. A student applying for readmission should discuss their situation with an advisor in the Brooks Office of Admissions, Student Services and Career Management. The student also should talk with others who may be able to help—faculty mentors, instructors, or a member of the university medical staff. Any information given to the committee is held in the strictest confidence.
Complementary Degree Pathways
Master of Public Administration (MPA) – Juris Doctor (JD) Pathway
Cornell Law School and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy offer a four-year pathway that leads to a JD degree and a Master of Public Administration degree. Applicants must apply to, and be accepted by, both schools. Applicants to the MPA program from the Cornell Law School may apply up to twelve (12) credits from the Law School toward their MPA degree, subject to the approval of the director of graduate studies of the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
Master of Public Administration (MPA) - Master of Business Administration (MBA) Pathway
As of May 2025, admissions to the MPA-MBA pathway is on pause. Students who received acceptance into both pathways prior to May 2025 remain eligible to participate.
This pathway enables students to earn an additional degree alongside their MPA degree by applying up to twelve credits across both programs.
Program Information
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Location: Ithaca, NY
- Minimum Credits for Degree: 62.5
- Length of Program: Two years (four full-time semesters)
Program Requirements
Each course completed may only meet one of the requirements below unless otherwise stated.
Required Core Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5009 | Career Management for Public Affairs | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5111 | Public Administration | 3 |
PUBPOL 5120 | Global Citizenship | 3 |
PUBPOL 5121 | Strategic Negotiations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5160 | Diversity, Dialogue and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
PUBPOL 5180 | Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5210 | Intermediate Microeconomics for Public Affairs | 3 |
PUBPOL 5310 | Applied Econometrics for Public Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5414 | Project Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5425 | Fundamentals of Accounting and Financial Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5432 | Public and Nonprofit Marketing | 3 |
PUBPOL 5441 | Effective Writing for Public Policy | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5750 | Causal Analysis and Impact Evaluation in Public Policy | 3 |
Total Hours | 35.5 |
Colloquium
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5012 | Professional Development for Public Affairs 1 | 1 |
Politics and Policy
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
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PUBPOL 5619 | Politics, Policy, and Political Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5607 | Global Policy Challenges | 3 |
Microeconomics
Data Analytics in Public Policy2
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
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PUBPOL 5155 | Data Management and Programming for Policy and Society | 3 |
PUBPOL 5360 | Program Evaluation for Community Organizations | 4 |
PUBPOL 5390 | Foundations of Machine Learning for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5679 | Desktop and Modeling Solutions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5840 | Data Visualization for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 6060 | Demographic Techniques | 3 |
PUBPOL 6040 | Qualitative, Survey, and Mixed Method Approaches to Policy Research | 3 |
PUBPOL 6090 | Empirical Strategies for Policy Analysis | 3 |
PUBPOL 6950 | Spatial Demography | 3 |
Tools in Public Affairs Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
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AEM 5241 | Finance | 3 |
AEM 5415 | Field Research and Pre-Engagement with Social Enterprises in Emerging Markets | 1.5 |
AEM 5420 | Emerging Markets | 3 |
AEM 5421 | Research and Strategy in Emerging Markets | 3 |
AEM 6050 | Agricultural Finance and Development | 1.5 |
AEM 6125 | Impact Evaluation in Developing Countries | 3 |
AEM 6600 | Natural Resources and Economic Development | 3 |
AEM 6681 | Impact Finance | 3 |
CRP 6720 | International Institutions | 3 |
ILRHR 5680 | Staffing Organizations | 3 |
ILRHR 6620 | Organization and Work Design | 3 |
INFO 5240 | Designing Technology for Social Impact | 3 |
NBA 5035 | Philanthropic Leadership | 1.5 |
NBA 5100 | Social Entrepreneurship | 1.5 |
NBA 5180 | Design and Innovation | 1.5 |
NBA 5420 | Investment and Portfolio Management | 3 |
NBA 5430 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
NBA 5580 | Corporate Financial Policy | 1.5 |
NBA 5980 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
NBA 6030 | Strategies for Sustainability | 1.5 |
NBA 6060 | Evaluating Capital Investment Projects | 1.5 |
NBA 6190 | Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise | 1.5 |
NBA 6390 | Data Driven Marketing | 1.5 |
NBA 6430 | Managerial Spreadsheet Modeling | 1.5 |
NBA 6470 | Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling | 1.5 |
NCC 5060 | Managerial Finance | 2.5 |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5132 | Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5140 | Political Journalism | 4 |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5360 | Program Evaluation for Community Organizations | 4 |
PUBPOL 5410 | Nonprofit Management and Finance | 3 |
PUBPOL 5418 | Strategic Stakeholder Engagement | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5431 | Fundraising, Grantmaking, and Lobbying | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5451 | International Public and NGO Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5472 | Leveraging Information Technology for Public and Nonprofit Management | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5571 | Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
PUBPOL 5679 | Desktop and Modeling Solutions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5755 | Infrastructure Financing | 3 |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 5930 | Writing Professional Reports for Public Affairs | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5940 | Consulting for Nonprofit and Government Organizations | 3 |
PUBPOL 6040 | Qualitative, Survey, and Mixed Method Approaches to Policy Research | 3 |
PUBPOL 6060 | Demographic Techniques | 3 |
PUBPOL 6950 | Spatial Demography | 3 |
PUBPOL 5072 | | |
Practical Experience
This requirement can be met via a non-credit bearing milestone experience or one of the following course options. This requirement may overlap with the capstone experience.
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
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PUBPOL 5360 | Program Evaluation for Community Organizations | 4 |
PUBPOL 5480 | Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador | 4 |
Professional Writing Requirement
Complete all courses in one of the options below. This requirement may overlap with practical experience.
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5910 | Master of Public Administration Capstone (Part 1) | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5911 | MPA Capstone (Part II) | 2 |
PUBPOL 5912 | | |
PUBPOL 5790 | Community Impact Analysis in Development Policy I | 1 |
PUBPOL 5791 | Community Impact Analysis in Development Policy II | 2 |
PUBPOL 5792 | | |
NBA 5979 | Environmental Finance & Impact Investing Practicum | 0.5-1.5 |
NBA 6030 | Strategies for Sustainability | 1.5 |
NBA 6380 | Finance and Sustainable Global Enterprise Colloquium (Must be completed twice) | 1 |
PUBPOL 8990 | Master's Thesis and Research | 3-5 |
PUBPOL 5930 | Writing Professional Reports for Public Affairs | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5000 | Special Studies | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5960 | State Policy and Advocacy Clinic I | 4 |
PUBPOL 5961 | State Policy and Advocacy Clinic II | 4 |
Concentration
Each student selects 1 of the 7 concentration options.
Data Science
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5072 | | |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5155 | Data Management and Programming for Policy and Society | 3 |
PUBPOL 5360 | Program Evaluation for Community Organizations | 4 |
PUBPOL 5390 | Foundations of Machine Learning for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5679 | Desktop and Modeling Solutions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5840 | Data Visualization for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 6040 | Qualitative, Survey, and Mixed Method Approaches to Policy Research | 3 |
PUBPOL 6060 | Demographic Techniques | 3 |
PUBPOL 6090 | Empirical Strategies for Policy Analysis | 3 |
PUBPOL 6950 | Spatial Demography | 3 |
Economic Policy
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5080 | Economics of the U.S. Social Safety Net | 3 |
PUBPOL 5130 | Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5132 | Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5190 | Nonprofits and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5281 | The Economics and Regulation of Risky Health Behaviors | 3 |
PUBPOL 5340 | Regulation and Infrastructure Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5370 | Economics of Health Care Markets | 3 |
PUBPOL 5380 | Markets, Policy and Sustainability | 3 |
PUBPOL 5400 | Economics of Consumer Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5410 | Nonprofit Management and Finance | 3 |
PUBPOL 5411 | Technological Change at Work | 3 |
PUBPOL 5660 | Strategic Management and Organizational Design of Health Care Systems | 3 |
PUBPOL 5571 | Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
PUBPOL 5612 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5658 | Fixing the Future: Policy Solutions for Development Dilemmas | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5755 | Infrastructure Financing | 3 |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5848 | The Fight Against Unemployment: Advocacy and Policy | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships (up to 4 credits) | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 5940 | Consulting for Nonprofit and Government Organizations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5970 | Economics and Environmental Policy | 3 |
Environmental and Sustainability Policy
International Policy Management
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5451 | International Public and NGO Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5010 | Contemporary Security Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5041 | U.S. Immigration Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5050 | Refugee Pathways and Resettlement Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5080 | Economics of the U.S. Social Safety Net | 3 |
PUBPOL 5130 | Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5132 | Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5135 | World Food Systems and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5151 | Gender Inequality and Global Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5190 | Nonprofits and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5200 | International Human Rights Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5230 | Comparative Education Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5280 | Population Health for Health Managers | 3 |
PUBPOL 5281 | The Economics and Regulation of Risky Health Behaviors | 3 |
PUBPOL 5330 | Children's Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5340 | Regulation and Infrastructure Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5380 | Markets, Policy and Sustainability | 3 |
PUBPOL 5400 | Economics of Consumer Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5410 | Nonprofit Management and Finance | 3 |
PUBPOL 5411 | Technological Change at Work | 3 |
PUBPOL 5450 | Democracy Promotion in Modern U.S. Foreign Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5455 | Comparative Public Administration | 2 |
PUBPOL 5480 | Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador | 4 |
PUBPOL 5510 | United We Stand - Divided We Fall: The Rise of Polarization and Social Division - and What it Means | 4 |
PUBPOL 5560 | Market Design for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5571 | Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
PUBPOL 5590 | Environmental Justice and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5607 | Global Policy Challenges | 3 |
PUBPOL 5612 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5619 | Politics, Policy, and Political Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5658 | Fixing the Future: Policy Solutions for Development Dilemmas | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5661 | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5670 | Health Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5680 | Towards a Policy of Democratic Unity | 3 |
PUBPOL 5717 | Energy Transition: Policy, Financial, and Business Interactions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5730 | Comparative Environmental Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5734 | Disasters, Vulnerability, and Resilience | 3 |
PUBPOL 5755 | Infrastructure Financing | 3 |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5848 | The Fight Against Unemployment: Advocacy and Policy | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships (up to 4 credits) | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 5940 | Consulting for Nonprofit and Government Organizations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5970 | Economics and Environmental Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5072 | | |
Public and Nonprofit Management
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5410 | Nonprofit Management and Finance | 3 |
PUBPOL 5010 | Contemporary Security Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5020 | Being Native in the 21st Century: American Indian & Alaska Native Politics, History, and Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5041 | U.S. Immigration Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5050 | Refugee Pathways and Resettlement Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5080 | Economics of the U.S. Social Safety Net | 3 |
PUBPOL 5130 | Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5132 | Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5135 | World Food Systems and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5151 | Gender Inequality and Global Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5190 | Nonprofits and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5200 | International Human Rights Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5230 | Comparative Education Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5270 | Constitutional Law: An Introduction | 4 |
PUBPOL 5280 | Population Health for Health Managers | 3 |
PUBPOL 5281 | The Economics and Regulation of Risky Health Behaviors | 3 |
PUBPOL 5320 | Mental Health Care Delivery and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5330 | Children's Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5340 | Regulation and Infrastructure Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5370 | Economics of Health Care Markets | 3 |
PUBPOL 5380 | Markets, Policy and Sustainability | 3 |
PUBPOL 5400 | Economics of Consumer Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5411 | Technological Change at Work | 3 |
PUBPOL 5450 | Democracy Promotion in Modern U.S. Foreign Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5451 | International Public and NGO Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5455 | Comparative Public Administration | 2 |
PUBPOL 5480 | Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador | 4 |
PUBPOL 5510 | United We Stand - Divided We Fall: The Rise of Polarization and Social Division - and What it Means | 4 |
PUBPOL 5560 | Market Design for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5571 | Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
PUBPOL 5590 | Environmental Justice and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5607 | Global Policy Challenges | 3 |
PUBPOL 5612 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5619 | Politics, Policy, and Political Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5658 | Fixing the Future: Policy Solutions for Development Dilemmas | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5661 | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5670 | Health Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5680 | Towards a Policy of Democratic Unity | 3 |
PUBPOL 5717 | Energy Transition: Policy, Financial, and Business Interactions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5730 | Comparative Environmental Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5734 | Disasters, Vulnerability, and Resilience | 3 |
PUBPOL 5755 | Infrastructure Financing | 3 |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5848 | The Fight Against Unemployment: Advocacy and Policy | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships (up to 4 credits) | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 5940 | Consulting for Nonprofit and Government Organizations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5970 | Economics and Environmental Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5072 | | |
Science and Technology Policy
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5010 | Contemporary Security Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5132 | Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5340 | Regulation and Infrastructure Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5410 | Nonprofit Management and Finance | 3 |
PUBPOL 5571 | Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
PUBPOL 5607 | Global Policy Challenges | 3 |
PUBPOL 5612 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5658 | Fixing the Future: Policy Solutions for Development Dilemmas | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5661 | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5717 | Energy Transition: Policy, Financial, and Business Interactions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5755 | Infrastructure Financing | 3 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships (up to 4 credits) | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 5940 | Consulting for Nonprofit and Government Organizations | 3 |
Social Policy: Health, Education, and Inequity
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PUBPOL 5230 | Comparative Education Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5010 | Contemporary Security Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5020 | Being Native in the 21st Century: American Indian & Alaska Native Politics, History, and Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5041 | U.S. Immigration Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5050 | Refugee Pathways and Resettlement Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5060 | Experiential Learning in Policy Making in Washington, DC | 4 |
PUBPOL 5080 | Economics of the U.S. Social Safety Net | 3 |
PUBPOL 5130 | Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5132 | Legal Aspects of Public Agency Decision-Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5135 | World Food Systems and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5151 | Gender Inequality and Global Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5190 | Nonprofits and Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5200 | International Human Rights Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5220 | Public Finance: Economics of the Public Sector | 3 |
PUBPOL 5230 | Comparative Education Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5270 | Constitutional Law: An Introduction | 4 |
PUBPOL 5280 | Population Health for Health Managers | 3 |
PUBPOL 5281 | The Economics and Regulation of Risky Health Behaviors | 3 |
PUBPOL 5320 | Mental Health Care Delivery and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5330 | Children's Law and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5340 | Regulation and Infrastructure Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5370 | Economics of Health Care Markets | 3 |
PUBPOL 5380 | Markets, Policy and Sustainability | 3 |
PUBPOL 5400 | Economics of Consumer Policy | 4 |
PUBPOL 5410 | Nonprofit Management and Finance | 3 |
PUBPOL 5411 | Technological Change at Work | 3 |
PUBPOL 5450 | Democracy Promotion in Modern U.S. Foreign Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5451 | International Public and NGO Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5455 | Comparative Public Administration | 0.5-3 |
PUBPOL 5480 | Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador | 4 |
PUBPOL 5510 | United We Stand - Divided We Fall: The Rise of Polarization and Social Division - and What it Means | 4 |
PUBPOL 5560 | Market Design for Public Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5571 | Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
PUBPOL 5590 | Environmental Justice and Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5607 | Global Policy Challenges | 3 |
PUBPOL 5612 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5619 | Politics, Policy, and Political Management | 3 |
PUBPOL 5658 | Fixing the Future: Policy Solutions for Development Dilemmas | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5670 | Health Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5680 | Towards a Policy of Democratic Unity | 3 |
PUBPOL 5717 | Energy Transition: Policy, Financial, and Business Interactions | 3 |
PUBPOL 5730 | Comparative Environmental Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5734 | Disasters, Vulnerability, and Resilience | 3 |
PUBPOL 5780 | Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector Decision Making | 3 |
PUBPOL 5848 | The Fight Against Unemployment: Advocacy and Policy | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5920 | Public Affairs Externships (up to 4 credits) | 1-8 |
PUBPOL 5940 | Consulting for Nonprofit and Government Organizations | 3 |
PUBPOL 5970 | Economics and Environmental Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 5072 | | |
University Graduation Requirements
Requirements for All Students
In order to receive a Cornell degree, a student must satisfy academic and non-academic requirements.
Academic Requirements
A student’s college determines degree requirements such as residency, number of credits, distribution of credits, and grade averages. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the specific major, degree, distribution, college, and graduation requirements for completing their chosen program of study. See the individual requirements listed by each college or school or contact the college registrar’s office for more information.
Non-academic Requirements
Conduct Matters. Students must satisfy any outstanding sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed or agreed to under the Student Code of Conduct (Code) or Policy 6.4. Where a formal complaint under the Code or Policy 6.4 is pending, the University will withhold awarding a degree otherwise earned until the adjudication process set forth in those procedures is complete, including the satisfaction of any sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed.
Financial Obligations. Outstanding financial obligations will not impact the awarding of a degree otherwise earned or a student’s ability to access their official transcript. However, the University may withhold issuing a diploma until any outstanding financial obligations owing to the University are satisfied.