Political Science Option, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

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The political science program provides a sequence of courses for students who plan to transfer into upper division programs in political science. This program includes electives in administration of justice, anthropology, economics, geography, math, management, sociology, and speech and drama. Students should identify an intended transfer institution as early as possible and complete appropriate courses.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition	4	ENG 102	Composition and Literature	3
Gen Ed	Mathematics	3	POL 102	State and Local Government	4
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
POL 101	American Government	3	Gen Ed	Diversity	3
Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	3	Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	3
TOTAL		16	TOTAL		16
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	4	Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities (in a different discipline from the first)	3	POL 204	International Relations	3
HIS 201 or 202	United States History I or United States History II	3	Restricted Elective	Choose from list	3
POL 202	Constitutional Law	3	Restricted Elective	Choose from list	3
Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	3	Restricted Elective	Choose from list	3
TOTAL		16	TOTAL		15

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses in different disciplines from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)

Take one course from HIS discipline.

HIS 201 - United States History I (3 Credits)
OR
HIS 202 - United States History II (3 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category -one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
ENG 102 - Composition and Literature (3 Credits)

Mathematics

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Mathematics category (3 Credits)

Program Requirements (12 Credits)

POL 101 - American Government (3 Credits)
POL 102 - State and Local Government (3 Credits)
POL 202 - Constitutional Law (3 Credits)
POL 204 - International Relations (3 Credits)

Restricted Electives (15-17 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Select courses from different disciplines from the list below:

ADJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credits)
ANT 201 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
ECO 202 - Microeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
GEO 105 - World Regional Geography (3 Credits)
MGT 103 - Principles of Management (3 Credits)
MAT 109 - Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits)
POL 206 - Comparative Politics (3 Credits)
POL 269 - Internship I (3 Credits)
SOC 102 - Sociology of Social Problems (3 Credits)
SPD 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)

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