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PSCI-3714: The U. S. Policy Process

Description: Description and analysis of the processes and institutions involved in the making and implementation of public policy in the United States, with a primary focus on domestic and economic policy. Empirical and normative models of the process of public policy making in the U.S.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: PSCI-1014 or PSCI-1014H

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: UAP-3714

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.62 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 66.72%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.95%

Caroline G Alphin202470.3%15.4%2.1%7.2%5.0%0.0%3.384
Jaimie E Edwards2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961
Sharon Mastracci202480.0%13.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%3.861
Andrea Y Morris2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2022Summer I 2023Fall 2023Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W