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Politcal Science Department

BA Political Science without a special focus
(requirements unchanged)
Lower Division: (12 units )
  • PS 001 ( 3 units )
  • PS 002 ( 3 units )
  • PS 003 ( 3 units )
  • PS 004 ( 3 units )
Methods, Capstone: ( 12 units )
  • Soc 15 or Stat 95 (GE, prep for major)
  • PS 100W (GE, prep for major)
  • PS 195A (3 units) or tested proficiency in a foreign language. If the language substitution is elected then any one additional upper division Political Science course satifies this requirement (3 units)
  • PS 190 or 190H (3 units)
Upper Division: ( 12 Units )
  • One of the following courses in U.S. Politics: 102,103,105,106,114, or 130 (3 units)
  • Any course in Comparative Politics (140 series)(3 units)
  • Any course in International Relations (150 series) (3 units)
  • American Political Thought (160-163) (3 units)
Electives in Political Science: (12 units)
  • Any four additional upper division Political Science courses
Total 42 units (plus 6 units supporting from GE)

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