Political Science, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	16
Upper Division Major Elective Requirements	15
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	77
Total Units	120

Lower Division Requirements - 12 units

POLS 102 - Comparative Government Units: 3
POLS 103 - Introduction to International Politics Units: 3
POLS 150 - American Political Institutions Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 16 units

POLS 300 - Political Science Research Methods Units: 3
POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
POLS 310 - Statistical Applications in Political Science Units: 4
POLS 499 - Capstone Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
POLS 301 - Political Theory Units: 3
POLS 307 - Contemporary Political Theory Units: 3
POLS 308 - Modern Political Theory Units: 3

Electives - 15 units

POLS 140 - California Government and Politics Units: 1
POLS 301 - Political Theory Units: 3 (if not completed above)
POLS 305 - Gender and Politics Units: 3
POLS 307 - Contemporary Political Theory Units: 3 (if not completed above)
POLS 308 - Modern Political Theory Units: 3 (if not completed above)
POLS 312 - Interest Groups and Collective Action Units: 3
POLS 313 - The United States Congress Units: 3
POLS 314 - The American Presidency Units: 3
POLS 315 - Congress and the Presidency Units: 3
POLS 316 - State and Local Politics and Policy Units: 3
POLS 317 - Judicial Power and Process Units: 3
POLS 318 - Campaigns and Elections Units: 3
POLS 319 - Political Behavior and Public Opinion Units: 3
POLS 320 - Public Administration Units: 3
POLS 321 - Public Budgeting (Cross-listed as FIN 321) Units: 3
POLS 324 - Ethics and Public Policy Units: 3
POLS 325 - American Public Policy Units: 3
POLS 326 - Government and Politics of Selected Nations Units: 3
POLS 327 - International Relations of Selected Areas Units: 3
POLS 328 - United States Foreign Policy Units: 3
POLS 329 - International Law and Organizations Units: 3
POLS 330 - Political Sociology (Cross-listed as SOC 330) Units: 3
POLS 333 - Nonprofit Management (Cross-listed as BUS 333, COMM 333) Units: 3
POLS 334 - Peace Studies Units: 3
POLS 335 - Politics and Film (Cross-listed as COMM 335) Units: 3
POLS 340 - Politics and the Environment (Cross-listed as ESRM 340) Units: 3
POLS 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as ESRM 341) Units: 3
POLS 345 - Science and Public Policy (Cross-listed as BIOL 345) Units: 3
POLS 346 - Dystopia and Surveillance (Cross-listed as ENGL 346) Units: 3
POLS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy (Cross-listed as CHS 348) Units: 3
POLS 351 - International Relations of Africa Units: 3
POLS 352 - International Relations of Europe Units: 3
POLS 353 - International Relations of Latin America Units: 3
POLS 354 - International Relations of the Middle East Units: 3
POLS 355 - International Relations of South Asia Units: 3
POLS 360 - Contemporary Issues in Law and Policy Units: 3
POLS 362 - Law, Politics, and Society Units: 3
POLS 401 - Constitutional Law Units: 3
POLS 402 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Units: 3
POLS 403 - Comparative Foreign Policy Units: 3
POLS 404 - Political Leadership Units: 3
POLS 426 - Politics of Developing Countries Units: 3
POLS 427 - Model United Nations Units: 3 (may only count for 3 units of credit towards the major)
POLS 428 - International Political Economy Units: 3
POLS 430 - Political Communication (Cross-listed as COMM 430) Units: 3
POLS 431 - Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as EDUC 431) Units: 3
POLS 450 - Environmental Conflict Resolution (Cross-listed as COMM 450, ESRM 450) Units: 3
POLS 490 - Special Topics in Political Science Units: 3
POLS 492 - Service Learning in Political Science Units: 3
POLS 493 - Internship in Political Science Units: 3
POLS 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3

Additional General Education & other Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division), including the following General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements :

Additional lower division GE Area A-E requirements not met within major
American Institutions Requirement
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Mission Pillar Requirement
Nine units of Upper Division General Education (UDGE) courses, one each in Areas UDGE-B, UDGE-C, and UDGE-D
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation