Major Requirements
Lower Division
Politics 1, 2, 3, 4
Upper Division
POL 100: Writing, Research, and Analysis for Politics Majors (intended for sophomores)
One course in each of the following four groups.
Group I: American Politics
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 A/B, 130, 133, 135, 136
Group II: Political Theory
111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117
Group III: International Politics
120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126/127, 128, 129
Group IV: Comparative Politics
140 A/B, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
Four (4) additional elective Politics (one credit) courses from any subfield, for a total of 13 units in Politics.
The department faculty recommend that students complete the introductory lower divsion course in the specific subfield before taking a correspoding upper division course in that subfield: Politics 1 for upper divison Comparative Politics courses, Politics 2 for upper division American Politics courses, Politics 3 for upper division Political Theory courses, and Politics 4 for upper division International Politics courses.
Prerequisite Grade
Any course listed in this department with a prerequisite assumes a grade of C– or better in the prerequisite course.