Fall Semester
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Requirement Met
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Course
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Units
|
Notes
|
|
US/CA/Local Gov
Major prerequisite
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|
|
|
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GE 1A
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English Composition
|
3
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If you take ENGL 1006, you will complete GE 1A in semester two with ENGL 1007
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|
GE 1C
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Oral Communication
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3
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|
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GE 2
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Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning
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3
|
Recommended: MATH 1600
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Student Success Skills
|
Student Success Skills Course
|
1
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Units to 120
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General Elective
|
2
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|
|
|
Semester Units
|
15
|
|
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|
Cumulative Total
|
15
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Spring Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
GE 3A
|
Arts
|
3
|
|
|
GE 4A
|
|
|
|
|
GE 6
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Ethnic Studies
|
3
|
|
| Life-Long Learning Skills |
Life-Long Learning Skills Course |
1 |
|
|
Units to 120
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General Elective
|
2
|
|
|
Units to 120
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General Elective
|
3
|
Students who took ENGL 1006 must take ENGL 1007
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|
|
Semester Units
|
15
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
30
|
|
Second Year
|
Fall Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
Major prerequisite
GE 4B
|
|
|
|
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GE 1B
|
Critical Thinking
|
3
|
|
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GE 5B
|
Biological Sciences
|
3
|
|
|
GE 5C
|
Science Lab
|
1
|
May be a science lab corresponding to either 5A or 5B
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
|
|
|
Semester Units
|
16
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
46
|
|
Spring Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
GE 3B
|
Humanities
|
3
|
|
|
GE 5A
|
Physical Sciences
|
3
|
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
Recommended: PSCI 2030
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
|
|
|
Semester Units
|
15
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
61
|
|
Third Year
|
Fall Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
Major Requirement
|
Political Theory Course
|
3
|
Major courses may be taken in any order. See program catalog for course lists. Students are encouraged to consult course selections with faculty advisor.
|
|
Major Requirement
|
American Politics Course
|
3
|
|
|
Major Requirement
|
PSCI Upper-division Elective
|
4
|
|
|
GE UD 2 or 5
|
Choose one:
|
3
|
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
|
|
|
Semester Units
|
16
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
77
|
|
Spring Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
Major Requirement
|
American Politics Course
|
3
|
|
|
Major Requirement
|
International Relations Course
|
3
|
|
|
Major Requirement
|
PSCI Upper-division Elective
|
4
|
|
|
GE UD 4
|
Upper-division Social & Behavioral Sciences
|
3
|
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
|
|
|
Semester Units
|
16
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
93
|
|
Fourth Year
*Apply for Graduation*
|
Fall Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
Major Requirement
|
Choose one:
|
3
|
PSCI 3010 also fulfills the University’s Writing Proficiency Requirement
|
|
Major Requirement
|
PSCI Upper-division Elective
|
4
|
|
|
GE UD 3
|
Upper-division Arts & Humanities
|
3
|
|
| Writing Proficiency |
Writing Proficiency Course |
3 |
May double-count with major; ensure minimum unit requirement met overall |
|
|
Semester Units
|
13
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
106
|
|
Spring Semester
|
|
Requirement Met
|
Course
|
Units
|
Notes
|
|
Major Requirement
|
PSCI Upper-division Elective
|
4
|
|
|
Major Requirement
|
Comparative Politics Course
|
3
|
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
3
|
Select a course that meets the Sociocultural Inquiry requirement, if still needed
|
|
Units to 120
|
General Elective
|
4
|
|
|
|
Semester Units
|
14
|
|
|
|
Cumulative Total
|
120
|
To qualify for graduation, students must complete a minimum of 120 units overall.
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