Advising Course Plan - Political Science Major

First Year
FallUnits
POLI 100*Introduction to Political Science1
FSEM 100First Year Seminar1
General Education Requirement1
General Education Requirement1
 Term Units4
Spring
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One required 200-level POLI course (POLI 200, POLI 201S, or POLI 203)1
General Education Requirement1
General Education Requirement1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
One required 200-level POLI course (POLI 200, POLI 201S, or POLI 203)1
One 100 or 200 level POLI elective course in American Politics, Comparative Politics, or International Relations1
General Education Requirement1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
One required 200-level POLI course (POLI 200, POLI 201S, or POLI 203)1
Any 200- or 300-level course in the fields of American or Comparative Politics1
General Education Requirement1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
POLI 325Political Analysis1
Junior Seminar or any 300-level POLI course31
General Education Requirement1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
Junior Seminar (if not taken in fall) or Elective1
Any 300- or 400-level POLI course31
General Education Requirement1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Fourth Year
Fall
POLI 4994Senior Project1
Any 300- or 400-level POLI course31
Elective1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
POLI 4994Senior Project (if not taken in Fall)1
Any 300- or 400-level POLI course31
Elective1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 32
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Academic Advising Note:
- POLI 100 is the entry course for the major and the prerequisite for 200-level POLI courses.  Please do not place POLI Majors in POLI 101S​.  Majors will not receive credit toward the major.
- Students who will not fit into POLI 100 should be put into another 100-level POLI course (except for POLI 101S, which is designed for non-majors).

1

May take POLI 201  in spring of the first year if earned a final grade of B+ or higher in POLI 100 in the fall of the first year.

2

Or any 200+ level course in the field of American politics (or Comparative politics, if POLI 201 taken in the first year).

3

Includes POLI 397.

4

Two-thirds of Political Science majors should take POLI 499 in fall of the fourth year.