Public Policy Analysis

The Program in Public Policy Analysis (PPA) offered through Pomona College combines the broad and disciplined foundation of a liberal arts curriculum with the hands-on, problem-focused approach of policy studies. The 216-hour policy-related internship and thesis capstone sequence integrates practical experience with the knowledge base of a science or social science discipline so that students can analyze and affect an important public issue. (See the Pomona College catalog for more details.)

The program combines most of the requirements for an existing major in the social sciences at Scripps College (anthropology, economics, politics, and psychology) with required public policy courses. Students interested in the PPA major must have a Scripps faculty adviser within the Scripps major, but should also contact the Pomona College Public Policy Analysis Program Coordinator, Richard Worthington.

See guidelines concerning off-campus majors and cross-registration. Dual or double majors that include PPA must be most carefully constructed to avoid exceeding all double-counting limits.