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POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR

At least 36 units (12 courses) are required for a major in Political Science.

You must take 2 of the following:
POL 201 American National Government
POL 202 International Relations
POL 203 Political Theory
POL 204 Comparative Politics
All of these courses count as Tier II General Education courses in the Individuals and Societies study area

You must take at least eight courses (24 units) that are upper-division (courses 300 or higher).
One of these must be a writing-emphasis course (these are designated below by an *).
There are four sub-fields; you must take at least one course in three of them:

AMERICAN POLITICS: 201, 205, 206, 210, 214, 230, 231, 309*, 315, 330*, 332*, 386, 388, 406, 407, 410, 412*, 431, 432*, 435, 469, 474, 479, 480*, 481, 483*, 485, 487, 488.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: 202, 360*, 361, 365, 373, 441, 451*, 454, 455*, 456*, 457*, 460, 461*, 462, 464, 465, 482, 484.

IDEAS AND METHODS: 203, 301, 323*, 326*, 335*, 363, 424A, 425*, 427*, 428*, 433*, 434, 436*, 437*, 438A, 470*, 471*, 473*, 476.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS: 204, 247, 248, 340, 341*, 342, 345, 350*, 377, 401, 429*, 443*, 445*, 446*, 447, 448*, 449, 450, 452, 468*, 472, 477.

You may count a total of three courses (9 units) of internship, directed research and independent study towards the major. [Note: while internships may be used as upper-division credits at the university level, they count as lower-division credits within the major, and they do not apply to the sub-field requirements].

You must minor in another field. Most minors consist of 6 courses (18 units), but some minors may differ. The courses may be taken in one or more departments. If the minor is split between two or more departments, all of the courses must be oriented around a particular theme (this is called a thematic minor).

You must complete all the University's Requirements for Graduation. It is recommended that you do so early in your college career. These include requirements in Composition, Foundation Mathematics, Second Language, General Education (Tier One and Tier Two), and Gender/ Race/Class/Ethnicity/Non-Western Area Studies.

You must complete a total of 120 units to graduate (your 36 Political Science units are included in these units). At least 42 units of these must be upper-division courses numbered above 299 (this, too, includes the 24 units of upper-division work in Political Science).

Transfer Credits: Of the 36 credits needed to major in Political Science, half or 18 credits (6 courses) can be transferred in from another institution. However, only 12 upper level credits (4 courses) can be transferred in from another institution and applied towards the Department's upper level course requirements.

POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR

You must take 18 units of Political Science courses:
a. Three units from one of the following: 201, 202, 203, 204 (all of which are Tier II General Ed courses)
b. Another 9 units must be upper-division units
c. You may choose any 2 courses for the remaining 6 units.

Political Science courses may be part of a Thematic Minor: The courses chosen are oriented around a particular theme but are taken in two or more different departments, and must have the written approval of the major advisor.

CHANGE OF MAJOR WORKSHOPS

Students considering majoring in Political Science must attend a mandatory Change of Major Workshop. NOTE: Change of major forms WILL NOT be processed outside of these sessions. Fall 2009 schedule:

Date	Time	Place
Wednesday, September 9, 2009	10:00-10:50	Social Sciences Rm 332
Friday, September 11, 2009	12:00-1:15	Social Sciences Rm 332
Thursday, September 17, 2009	3:30-4:45	TBA
Tuesday, September 22, 2009	9:30-10:45	Social Sciences Rm 332
Monday, September 28, 2009	4:00-4:50	TBA
Friday, October 2, 2009	12:00-1:15	TBA

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

The schedule below is for the Second Semester Freshman Orientation:
NOTE: An email will be sent to you on how to regsiter for the individual workshops. You must RSVP as seating is limited. Fall 2009 schedule:

Date	Time	Place
Tuesday, September 8, 2009	3:30-5:00 pm	TBA
Thursday, September 10, 2009	3:30-5:00 pm	TBA
Monday, September 14, 2009	3:30-5:00 pm	TBA
Wednesday, September 16, 2009	3:30-5:00 pm	TBA
Friday, September 18, 2009	12:00-1:30 pm	Social Sciences Rm 332