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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

Roadmap Transfer - 2 year: Political Science, B.A.


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Year 1 - 31 units


Fall Junior - 15 units


  • Units: 3
  • Take POLS 300 before taking POLS 310 and POLS 499

  • Student’s Choice of Major Elective course . Units: 3
  • Student’s Choice of HIST - US History course. Units: 3 
    Choose one: HIST 270, 271, 272, 275, or CHS 350. Take this course if still needed. Otherwise, take a Free Elective.
  • Student’s Choice of Free Elective course. Units: 3 
    Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for. 
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    Complete one from the following: 

  • Units: 3
  • Starting Fall ‘24, this course will be offered in Spring only.

  • Units: 3
  • Starting Fall ‘24, this course will be offered in Fall only.

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    Recommendations/Notes

    • This two-year roadmap assumes that all GE’s and Lower Division Major Requirements have been completed.
    • Schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor in the Academic Advising Center
    • Attend Major Fair (First Week of October)
    • Review faculty biographies and publications. Connect with at least one faculty member working in area of interest to the student.
    • Attend at least one research presentation or panel on campus (or off).
    • Make appointment to meet with chair or faculty advisor to discuss research interests
    • Create or update LinkedIn Profile. Be certain to connect with faculty and other professionals working in areas of interest.

Spring Junior - 16 units


  • Units: 4
  • Take POLS 300 before POLS 310

  • Student’s Choice of Major Elective course . Units: 3
  • Units: 3
  • Student’s Choice of Free Elective course. Units: 3 
    Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for. 
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    Complete one from the following: 

  • Units: 3
  • Units: 3
  • Units: 3
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    Recommendations/Notes

    • This two-year roadmap assumes that all GE’s and Lower Division Major Requirements have been completed.
    • Meet with Graduate Studies Center
    • Meet with Career Development & Alumni Engagement
    • Join a disciplinary association such as: the American Political Science Association; the Western Political Science Association; the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management; or other organization recommended by a faculty member working in an area of interest.
    • Meet with the Career Development Services and the Graduate Studies personnel to discuss long term plans
    • Register and create a profile with CalCareers (www.calcareers.ca.gov) and USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)
    • Investigate and consider participating in campus undergraduate research programs such as Summer SURF.
    • Consider enrolling in elective research credits (POLS 494) during senior year. Contact faculty about parameters for participation
    • Explore possible graduate degrees and select target programs (MPA, law school, etc.)

Year 2 - 29 units


Fall Senior - 15 units


Spring Senior - 14 units


  • Units: 3
  • Take POLS 300 and 310 before POLS 499

  • Student’s Choice of Major Elective. Units: 3  
  • Student’s Choice of Free Elective course. Units: 3
    Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for.​
  • Student’s Choice of Free Elective course. Units: 3
    Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for.​
  • Units: 3
  • If completed prior to transfer, take free elective. Also, double-counts with C2. Take this course if still needed. Otherwise, take a Free Elective.

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    Recommendations/Notes

    • Attend Grad Fest
    • Complete graduation check with Advising and Faculty advisor
    • Complete Capstone
    • Complete an Internship
    • Finalize graduate school applications or begin applying for positions
    • Apply to present at SAGE or other student research conference
    • Update information on CalCareers (www.calcareers.ca.gov) and USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)

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