{"id":1027,"date":"2015-08-20T15:44:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T22:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/new-publicpolicy\/?page_id=1027"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:13:46","slug":"public-policy-and-admin-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/publicpolicy\/majors\/public-policy-and-admin-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Policy and Administration Major and Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;0&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/publicpolicy\/files\/2022\/02\/MG_1126-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;200px||200px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#484848&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;84.1%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;13%|10%|13%|10%|true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">Public Policy and Administration Major and Minor<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The\u00a0<strong>Public Policy and Administration program<\/strong>\u00a0trains students for professional level work in government and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. 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