Requirements from the 2021-22 Catalog

The rules vary depending on when you started at SU:

Note: you may want to switch to the 2022-23 rules. There are no additional requirements and you'd have much more flexibility in your electives. If you want to change, ask your A&S advisor to switch you to the Policy Studies plan from the 2022-23 Course Catalog (the latest rules).

The core of the major is 7 courses totaling 21 credits. The first course to take is PST 101: it's the foundation of the major. As noted below, PST 110 is also strongly recommended and can be taken at the same time as PST 101. In addition to PST 101, it's good to take MAX 123 and MAX 201 as early as possible. Both PST 101 and MAX 201 (and preferably PST 110) should be taken before PST 315, and PST 315 should be taken before PST 410. To plan the remaining courses, check with the PST office.

In addition to the courses above, it is strongly recommended that Policy Studies majors take an additional 1-credit community service course prior to taking PST 315. It can be taken at the same time as PST 101:

In addition to the coure courses, Policy Studies students must take 3 elective courses from the list below.