Certificate & Degree Details

• Political Science AA-T Degree

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Degree A0345
  Political Science introduces students to political science theories and methodologies used in the scientific study of political institutions and behavior. The Associate in Arts in Political Science for Transfer degree will provide students with the foundational knowledge necessary to identify research and statistical methods appropriate to political science, to compare and contrast the major theoretical perspectives in political science and synthesize the analysis of institutions and individuals. The Associate in Arts in Political Science for Transfer degree is designed to assist students in seamlessly transferring to a California State University to major in Political Science.

  To earn an associate degree for transfer a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to a CSU that consist of Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses		9
  Choose three courses from the following:
  POLS C1000	American Government and Politics
  or POLS C1000H	American Government and Politics - Honors
  POLS 2	Comparative Politics
  POLS 5	Political Theory I - Ancient to Contemporary
  POLS 9	International Relations
  List A		6-7
  Choose two courses from the following or any course not already used from the core courses:
  BUSC 17	Applied Business Statistics
  or PSYC 10	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  or SOC 23	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences
  or STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics
  or STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics - Honors
  POLS 7	Political Theory II - Early Modern to Contemporary
  POLS 10	Environmental Politics
  POLS 25	Latino Politics in the United States
  POLS 35	African American/Black Politics
  List B		3
  Choose one course from the following or any course not already used from the core courses or List A.
  ANTH 5	Cultural Anthropology
  or ANTH 5H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors
  GEOG 2	Human Geography
  or GEOG 2H	Human Geography - Honors
  GEOG 5	World Regional Geography
  GEOG 30	Geography of California
  HIST 1	History of the United States
  HIST 4	World History: Early Modern to the Present
  or HIST 4H	World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors
  HIST 7	History of the United States to 1877
  or HIST 7H	History of the United States to 1877 - Honors
  HIST 8	History of the United States from 1865
  or HIST 8H	History of the United States from 1865 - Honors
  PSYC C1000	Introduction to Psychology
  or PSYC C1000H	Introduction to Psychology - Honors
  SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology
  or SOC 1H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors
  Total Units for Major		18-19
  General Education (Cal-GETC) units 1		34
  Total Units		60

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  Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.