BPP的独特之处在于，它提供了UIC校园中唯一获得美国政策流程的一般基础和分析政策问题的工具以及学生选择的政策领域的更专业课程的唯一机会（教育政策，环境政策，社会福利政策等）。商业，政府和公民部门之间通过建立伙伴关系和共同努力应对社会问题和需求的联系日益紧密。因此，对公共政策的理解可能对所有学生都相关且有益。公共政策影响着社会的各个方面，从经济到医疗保健，环境，教育，国际关系等等。
The BPP is unique in that it provides the only opportunity on the UIC campus to gain both a general foundation in the American policy process and tools to analyze policy problems, as well as more specialized coursework in a policy field of the student's choosing (education policy, environmental policy, social welfare policy, etc). Business, government, and the civic sector are becoming increasingly interconnected through partnerships and collaborative efforts to respond to society's problems and needs. Therefore, an understanding of public policy can be relevant and beneficial for all students. Public policy affects all aspects of society from the economy to healthcare, the environment, education, international relations, and more.