Political Science, B.A. MAP

Semester 1 (15-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking Courses
     Units: 3
• GE Area B: Mathematics  STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3  OR (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 ) ^[1] 
• Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
    Units: 3
• American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science PSCI 110 - American Government Units: 3  

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (STAT 8) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[2]
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) PSCI 230 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PSCI 240 - Introduction to International Relations Units: 3  

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

Semester 3 (16 Units)

• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
    (with a lab activity) Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
    Units: 3
• GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) PSCI 220 - Introduction to Political Theory Units: 3  
• Major (Core) PSCI 280 - Core Discussion Seminar Units: 1  

Semester 4 (14 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
    Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
     Units: 3
• Major (Core) PSCI 295 - Political Research & Analysis Units: 4  
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 1

Semester 5 (14 Units)

• American Institutions
  U.S. History
    Units: 3
• Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
    Units: 3
• Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
• Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4

^[3] Complete 20 units of upper division concentration courses. See Political Science, B.A.  

Semester 6 (16 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
• Major (Core) PSCI 482 - Internship Units: 3  
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 7 (14 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities
    Units: 3
• Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
• Major (Concentration) ^[3] Units: 4
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 (16 Units)

• Major (Core) PSCI 485 - Capstone Seminar in Politics Units: 4  
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3