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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Political Science Concentration, 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
*(ENG 101E  and ENG 101P  are approved substitutions for ENG 101) 
3   Gen Ed English 3
MAT 116 Statistical Reasoning 3   POL 102 State and Local Government 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3   Gen Ed Arts/Humanities 3
POL 101 American Government 3   Gen Ed Diversity 3
Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3   Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
Second Year Fall   Second Year Spring
Course Number Course Name Credits   Course Number Course Name Credits
Gen Ed Biological/Physical Science; 3-4 credits
*(of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)
3   Gen Ed Biological/Physical Science 
*(of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)
4
Gen Ed Arts/Humanities  3  

POL 202
or
POL 204
or
POL 206

Constitutional Law
or
International Relations
or
Comparative Politics

3
HIS 201
or
HIS 202
United States History to 1877
or
Unites States History since 1865
3   Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 2
POL 103 Mass Media and Democracy 3   Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3
POL 202
or
POL 204
or
POL 206
Constitutional Law
or
International Relations
or
Comparative Politics
3   Elective Choose in consultation with an advisor 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)


Arts/Humanities


Behavioral/Social Sciences


Biological/Physical Science


Diversity


English


*A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, and ENG-101P

Mathematics


Program Requirements (15 Credits)


Select two courses from the following:


Free Electives (13-14 Credits)


Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and/or the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)


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