Advising Course Plan - Political Science Major - 3 Year Plan

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years.  It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework.  The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester.  This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan:  None required.

First Year
FallUnits
POLI 100Introduction to Political Science1
Major Elective Requirement (100-Level)11
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requriement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
POLI 200American Politics1
POLI 201
or 203
Comparative Politics
International Relations
1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
POLI 203
or 201
International Relations
Comparative Politics
1
POLI 325Political Analysis1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
Major Elective Requirement #2 (200- to 400-level)1
Major Elective Requirement #3 (200- to 400-level)1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
Major Elective Requirement #4 (200- to 400-level)1
Major Elective Requirement #5 (200- to 400-level)1
POLI 497Senior Research I: Proposal, Design Literature Review0.5
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units3.5
Spring
POLI 498Senior Research II: Research Writing0.5
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units3.5
Total Unit: 23
1

POLI 102S or POLI 105B or POLI 145S