Political Science, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	15
Upper Division Major Requirements	18
Upper Division Major Elective Requirements	18
General Education Requirements	34
Free Electives and Graduation Requirements	35
Total Units	120

Lower Division Requirements - 15 units

POLS 102 - Comparative Government Units: 3
POLS 103 - Introduction to International Politics Units: 3
POLS 150 - American Political Institutions Units: 3
POLS 201 - Careers in Public Service and Law Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
DATA 200 - Introduction to Data Science Units: 3
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 18 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: 3
POLS 499 - Capstone Units: 3
Complete one from of the following:
POLS 301 - Political Theory Units: 3
POLS 307 - Contemporary Political Theory Units: 3
POLS 308 - Modern Political Theory Units: 3
Complete one GWAR course from the following:
GLST 300 - Writing in Global Studies: Communicating Global Challenges and Change Units: 3
POLS 320 - Public Administration: Writing as Public Service Units: 3

Electives - 18 units

Complete 18 units from the following. All Political Science courses not counted as a required course above may be applied as a program elective.

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 321 - Public Budgeting 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 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 345 - Science and Public Policy (Cross-listed as BIOL 345) Units: 3
POLS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy 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 431 - Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as EDUC 431) 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

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- Lower Division General Education Area 1-6 Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-2 or UDGE-5 , UDGE-3 , and UDGE-4 )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation

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