PLCY288L

Introduction to Public Policy Topics; Law and Public Policy--Organizing and Advocating for Justice

Students will gain a contextual understanding of how policy decisions and legal structures affect different people, as well as the role of law in organizing and advocating for just policy and social change. Students will analyze how structural inequities are shaped by historical, legal, social, and political factors, building on that knowledge to strategize solutions to problems requiring policy reform and systemic change.

Sister Courses: PLCY288A, PLCY288B, PLCY288C, PLCY288F, PLCY288G, PLCY288I, PLCY288J, PLCY288O, PLCY288P, PLCY288Q, PLCY288W

Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.21 between 83 students*

PLCY288L Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 44.58%
A: 20.48%
A+: 10.84%
B: 1.2%
B+: 6.02%
C-: 3.61%
D+: 1.2%
F: 9.64%
W: 2.41%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.