Texas BPP Minor

Overview

The University of Texas at Austin Business & Public Policy (BPP) Minor and Certificate provide undergraduate students from across campus with the opportunity to study business and public policy.

Students pursuing the BPP Minor and Certificate will understand the impact of the political process on business, and firms’ need to manage relationships with their numerous stakeholders.  Students complete an intense curriculum of political science, business, law, economics, international business, and public relations.

Students with the BPP Minor and Certificate have Global Readiness and are better prepared to enter a career in law, governmental and non-governmental organizations, nonprofit organizations, and many others.

Who Should Apply

Prerequisites

The BPP Minor and Certificate are both open to all UT undergraduates—business and non-business.  Applicants must be degree-seeking undergraduates with upper-division standing and 24 hours taken in residence, and planning to graduate under the 2020-2022 and later catalog. 

Consideration

Admission to both the minor and the certificate is based on a student’s overall academic record.  For priority admission consideration, apply by March 10^th for the following fall semester and October 10^th for the following spring semester.  Late applications will be considered, but will not have priority over the current admission class. Apply today

Students enrolled in the 2020 - 2022 and later UT Academic Catalog are eligible to earn the Business and Public Policy Minor.  

Business & Public Policy (BPP) Minor Application

The Business & Public Policy (BPP) Minor is offered by the Business, Government & Society (BGS) Department of the McCombs School of Business.  However, the minor is available to students of all majors—business and non-business--on the UT Campus and we encourage all to apply.

As per university policy, the Business & Public Policy Certificate, which was launched in 2014, remains available to students who intend to graduate under the 2018-2020 course catalog.  The BPP minor’s effective date is September 1, 2020.

To be eligible to apply for the minor, students must:

• Be degree-seeking undergraduate students
• Have upper-division standing with 24 hours in-residence prior to application, and
• Have elected to be under the 2020-2022 course catalog

Admission to the minor is based on a student’s overall academic record.  For priority admission consideration, apply by March 10^th for the following fall semester and by October 10^th for the following spring semester.  Late applications will be considered, but will not have priority over the current admission class.