U.S. and California Government

Courses

• FOR 359 - CA & US Forest & Wildland Policy Units: 3
• PSCI 110 - American Government Units: 3
• PSCI 159 - California Government Units: 3
• PSCI 410 - US Constitutional Law Units: 4 ‡

U.S. Government Notes:

A student who has earned credit for a course on US Government via an AP exam, CLEP exam, or at a university outside of California will have met the US Government portion of this requirement, but not the “California state and local government” requirement. In this case, a student may enroll in PSCI 160 - California Institutions , a 1-unit CR/NC course that meets only this portion of the requirement.

All-University requirements cannot be waived and other HSU courses cannot be substituted for approved American Institutions courses. To fulfill these requirements, a course must be completed during the academic year in which its All-University status is designated in the catalog.

Students in the Environmental Resources Engineering program should refer to the ERE program description for this area of general education

Goals

Upon completing this requirement, students will be able to:

• distinguish the key philosophies of the framers of the US Constitution
• demonstrate an understanding of the nature and operation of major US political institutions and processes
• identify the liberties, rights, and responsibilities of citizens under the political system established by the US Constitution
• demonstrate an understanding of the California Constitution and state and local government within the framework of evolving Federal-State relations.