Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Policy and Practice

The graduate certificate in regulatory policy and practice explores the multi-layered ­­world of regulatory policy, practice, and theory. Through comprehensive coursework, students:

• Examine the approaches by which regulatory agencies develop and implement policy, including rulemaking, adjudication, and enforcement.
• Explore the political landscape in which regulations are developed and implemented in different regulatory contexts.
• Study the mechanisms by which advocates and stakeholders sway the regulatory process.
• Develop the analytical tools necessary for identifying and measuring the likely effects of alternative regulatory approaches.
• Investigate the justifications—legal, economic, social, environmental, and other—for regulatory intervention in particular policy contexts.

This certificate is ideally suited for those interested in formulating regulatory policy as policy analysts in the executive and legislative branches at any level of government or influencing regulatory matters in the nonprofit or private sectors. Some students in the program seek to expand their knowledge without wishing to commit to a master’s degree program. Others can use it as a springboard for other degree programs, especially the master of public administration (MPA) and master of public policy (MPP).

Visit the program website for additional information.

Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Office of Graduate Studies
The George Washington University
801 22nd Street NW, Phillips Hall 107
Washington DC 20052

For additional information about the admissions process visit the Columbian College  of Arts and Sciences Frequently Asked Questions page.

Contact:

askccas@gwu.edu
202-994-6210 (phone)

Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

 

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 12 credits, including 9 credits in required courses and one 3-credit elective course.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
PPPA 6056	Regulatory Comment Clinic
PPPA 6075	Law and the Public Administrator
And one course selected from the following:
PPPA 6003	Economics for Public Decision Making
or PPPA 6014	Microeconomics for Public Policy II
or PPPA 6015	Benefit-Cost Analysis
Electives
One course selected from the list below. Other courses can be approved at the discretion of the advisor.
PPPA 6015	Benefit-Cost Analysis (if not taken as a required course)
PPPA 6061	Banking and Financial Institutions Policy
PPPA 6066	U.S. Environmental Policy
PPPA 6069	Science and U.S. Public Policy
PPPA 6072	Legislative Management and Congress