MS in Social Policy  

Program Grids

Sample Guides are recommended courses of study.  Occasional scheduling alterations may be made on an individual basis.

Full-time Configuration

1st Semester

  • MSSP628 Social Policy Analysis (required)
  • MSSP630 Quantitative Reasoning (required)
  • SW968-Social Welfare and Economics (required)
  • Elective
  • Elective

2nd Semester

  • MSSP629 Research and Evaluation Design (required)
  • MSSP631 Social Policy Analysis II  (required)
  • MSSP 632 Capstone Seminar (required)
  • SW899-Applied Linear Modeling (required)
  • Elective

Summer

MSSP 632 Social Policy Capstone Seminar (continued)/Policy Research Internship (required)

Part-time Configuration (Two-year program configuration)

Students enrolled in the part-time MSSP must be able to attend class held during the day.

1st Semester/Fall

  • MSSP-628-Social Policy Analysis: Part I (required)
  • MSSP 630 -Quantitative Reasoning (required)

2nd Semester/Spring

  • MSSP-631-Social Policy Analysis: Part II (required)
  • MSSP-629-Research And Evaluation Design (required)

3rd Semester/Summer

  • Elective
  • Elective

4th Semester/Fall

  • SW968-Social Welfare and Economics (required)
  • Elective

5th Semester/Spring

  • MSSP 632-Capstone Seminar (required)
  • SW899-Applied Linear Modeling (required)

6th Semester/Summer

  • MSSP 632-Capstone Seminar (continued)/
    Policy Research Internship (required)

Notes:
Part-time students will adhere to all of the program requirements on a part time basis.  University policy requires that students complete degree programs within five years from the date of acceptance into the program.  It is recommended that the MSSP program be completed in two years.

Please note that many loans require students to be enrolled in a minimum of two courses per semester in order to qualify.

Students enrolled in the part-time MSSP program must be able to attend classes offered during the day, and to complete the Capstone seminar and internship as the final required courses.

Dual Degree Programs

Penn SP2 promotes interdisciplinary collaboration. Among the many ways we collaborate with our colleagues at Penn’s other professional and graduate schools is through our dual degree programs. The MSSP Advisor will coordinate with Advisors from other degree programs to develop individually designed course schedules for students accepted into an MSSP dual degree program.