Undergraduate

Undergraduate programs

BA major in public policy (junior admission)

The Ford School’s major in public policy is a liberal arts degree, based in the social sciences, that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to analyze policy problems, understand the stakes, and create viable solutions. • Big university resources, small-school connectedness and flexibility. • Incoming class of 80, with an average classroom size of 24. • Ford School scholarship assistance available. Other financial assistance available for unpaid internships. • Alumni working at the Obama Foundation, Google, Urban Institute, Booz Allen Hamilton, U.S. Department of Justice, Michigan Department of Community Health, political campaigns, law firms, and more.

BA major apps due February 1

Sophomore year at U-M → fordschool.umich.edu/admissions/ba

BA minor in public policy

Our minor in public policy is a competitiveadmissions program designed to make the critical thinking and analytical skills taught at the Ford School available to more Michigan undergraduates. • 16 credits • Open to students (sophomore status at application) in LSA, Engineering, Business, Information, and Public Health. • The ideal student for the Ford School minor will be committed to some other important discipline—engineering, sociology, business, or organizational studies, for example— and seeking to layer their education with perspectives from the lens of public policy.

BA minor apps due May 15

Sophomore or junior year at U-M → fordschool.umich.edu/admissions/ba