Riverside,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Public Policy in Riverside United States | University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
|
Riverside United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
47,346
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
While master's programs in public policy are widely available at U.S. universities, bachelor's degrees and minors in this field remain rare at the undergraduate level. Just a select few institutions nationwide - including Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, USC, and Brown - provide these programs. Notably, UCR stands as the pioneer in the University of California system, being the first public policy school to offer an undergraduate major in this discipline.
The public policy program at UCR's School of Public Policy equips students with versatile research, analytical, and management competencies applicable across various sectors and policy domains. This comprehensive training opens doors to careers not just in government service (at federal, state, and municipal levels) but also in both nonprofit and corporate settings.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
Completed their secondary education and have earned a certificate of completion which enables them to be admitted to a university in their home country.
Record all courses and marks/grades earned exactly as reported by the international school whether as numbers, letters, percentages or words.
To meet minimum requirements to be considered for UCR selection, you must earn a minimum GPA of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale (equivalent to an 85 percent on a 100 percent scale).
You can demonstrate proficiency by meeting any of the following exam benchmarks Keep in mind that you must complete one of these exams by December of your final year of high school secondary school.
Score 24 or higher for the ACT English Language Arts ELA
Score 31 or higher on Writing and Language in the SAT
Score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP examination in English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition
Score 6 or 7 on the IB Standard Level examination in English Language A only
Score 5, 6 or 7 on the IB Higher Level examination in English Language A only
Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System IELTS, Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL examination Internet based test IBT Minimum score of 80 or better, Paper delivered test Minimum score of 60 or better, Duolingo English Test DET Minimum score of 115.
Record all courses and marks/grades earned exactly as reported by the international school whether as numbers, letters, percentages or words.
To meet minimum requirements to be considered for UCR selection, you must earn a minimum GPA of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale (equivalent to an 85 percent on a 100 percent scale).
You can demonstrate proficiency by meeting any of the following exam benchmarks Keep in mind that you must complete one of these exams by December of your final year of high school secondary school.
Score 24 or higher for the ACT English Language Arts ELA
Score 31 or higher on Writing and Language in the SAT
Score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP examination in English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition
Score 6 or 7 on the IB Standard Level examination in English Language A only
Score 5, 6 or 7 on the IB Higher Level examination in English Language A only
Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System IELTS, Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL examination Internet based test IBT Minimum score of 80 or better, Paper delivered test Minimum score of 60 or better, Duolingo English Test DET Minimum score of 115.
Tuition
USD
47,346