公共政策专业是经济学和政治学的跨学科课程，旨在为学生提供分析能力和历史背景，以理解和解决当代政策问题。公共政策专业可作为政府和企业工作的准备以及法律，公共政策和社会科学研究生课程的准备。公共政策学士学位要求从选修课程中选修至少15个小时的高级课程，经济学不少于6个小时，政治学或公共政策则不少于6个小时。在所有计入专业的课程中，学生必须至少获得C-。在SMU批准的出国留学计划中，最多12个小时的（预批准）高级课程可计入该专业。
The public policy major is an interdisciplinary program in economics and political science designed to provide students with the analytical skills and historical context to understand and address contemporary policy issues. The major in public policy is useful as preparation for work in government and business and as preparation for postgraduate study in law, public policy, and the social sciences. The B.A. degree in public policy requires at least 15 hours of advanced courses selected from the electives, with no fewer than six hours in economics and six hours in political science or public policy. Students must receive at least a C- in all classes counting toward the major. A maximum of 12 hours of (preapproved) advanced-level courses in SMU-approved study abroad programs may be counted toward the major.