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	3	Gen Ed	English	3
Gen Ed	Mathematics	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 (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	3-4	Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	3-4
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 I or United States History II	3	Elective	In consultation with an advisor	3
POL 103	Mass Media and Democracy	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	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses 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) *minimum grade of “C” or better is required
Select another course from the approved General Education course list in the English category (3 Credits)

Mathematics

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

Program Requirements (15 Credits)

Take each of the following courses:

POL 101 American Government (3 Credits)
POL 102 State and Local Government (3 Credits)
POL 103 Mass Media and Democracy (3 Credits)

Select only two courses from the following:

POL 202 Constitutional Law (3 Credits)
POL 204 International Relations (3 Credits)
POL 206 Comparative Politics (3 Credits)

Free Electives (12-14 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with an advisor. Some recommended courses are listed 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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