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2023-2024 General Catalog 
    
2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan


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* Distribute these upper-division area courses across Junior/Senior years, according to Department offerings and/or your own personal schedule.

Note: It is recommended that majors consider taking history and economic courses as part of their elective options. Nine units of the GE requisite must be filled with upper-division courses, taken no sooner than the term in which upper-division standing (60 units) is attained. POLS 315 (Democracy, Capitalism, & Socialism) counts as both an upper-division GE Area D course as well as an upper-division political theory course for the major.

Freshman Year: 30 Units


Sophomore Year: 30 Units


Spring Semester (15 units)


Junior Year: 29 Units


Fall Semester (14-16 units)


Spring Semester (15 units)


Senior Year: 31 Units


Fall Semester (16 units)


  • Unit(s): 4
  • Comparative Politics* Credits / Units: 4
  • American Government* Credits / Units: 4
  • Electives Credits / Units: 4

Spring Semester (15 units)


  • Additional Major Electives Credits / Units: 5
  • General Electives Credits/Units: 10 (Recommended by Dept.: POLS 439, Internship, 1-4 units)

Total Units: 120


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