Political Science, B.A.

Required Courses (6 units):

• POSC 100 - Introduction to American Government (3 units)
• POSC 300 - Scope and Methods of Political Science (3 units)

Concentration Requirement (18 units):

Take 18 units in one of the three areas of concentration:

1. Law, Politics, Policy
2. Political Theory
3. Global Politics

Take 3 lower-division units and 15 upper-division units in the chosen area of concentration, including the senior seminar in that area.

Breadth Requirement, 15 units of which:

1. no more than 6 units may be from the student’s area of concentration;
2. no more than 3 may be lower division;
3. minimum of 3 units must be from each of the student’s two non-concentration areas, for a total of 6 units

Note: This program must include at least 3 units of a practicum.

Note: 3 units may be from one of the following courses:

• ASAM 319 - The Ethnic Experience in the U.S. (3 units)
• ASAM 335 - Asian and Latino Immigration Since World War II (3 units)
• ASAM 350 - Environmental Justice (3 units)
• AIS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units)

• (WGSS 313 may be taken instead of AIS 313)

• AIS 319 - The Ethnic Experience in the U.S. (3 units)
• AIS 336 - Indigenous Philosophies of Sustainability (3 units)
• AIS 345 - Working with American Indian and Indigenous Families (3 units)
• AIS 485 - American Indians and the Law (3 units)
• AFRS 330 - Politics of the African American Community (3 units)
• AFRS 332 - Civil Rights and the Law (3 units)
• AFRS 354 - African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement (3 units)
• AFRS 400 - African American Social Thought (3 units)
• AFRS 454 - Africana Womanism: An Intellectual History (3 units)
• AFRS 475 - Racism and Sexism: An Analytical Approach (3 units)
• CHLS 320 - Wealth and Poverty in Latino Communities (3 units)
• CHLS 350 - The Latino Population in the United States (3 units)
• CHLS 362 - Latinas/os, Law and Public Policy (3 units)
• CHLS 400 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics in the U.S. (3 units)
• CHLS 430 - The Latino Transnational Experience in the Caribbean: Empire, Reform and Revolution (3 units)
• CHLS 450 - 1492 and Beyond (3 units)

Requirements

Minimum requirements for eligibility are:

1. Junior standing, completion of POSC 300 , and at least two additional upper-division courses in Political Science;
2. A minimum of two semesters remaining before graduation following the semester in which the application is submitted;
3. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3, and 3.5 in Political Science courses

Applications for fall admission are due April 15; applications for spring admission are due November 15.

Applications must include:

1. A completed application form
2. One letter of recommendation from the faculty sponsor that has agreed to oversee the applicant’s honors thesis.
3. One letter of recommendation from a second faculty member (preferably in Political Science)
4. A 5-10 page research or analytical paper written for a previously taken course in Political Science

In order to graduate with Honors in Political Science a student must:

1. Complete all regular requirements for the major in Political Science;
2. Complete 3 units of POSC 490H - Honors Seminar   
3. Complete 3 units of POSC 491H - Honors Research  
4. Complete 3 units of POSC 492H - Honors Thesis  
5. Have at the time of graduation a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and 3.5 in Political Science courses.