POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR

CONCENTRATION OUTLINE

Name                                                             2009-2011 Catalog

CSUB ID#                                     Date 

Candidate for Honors        ____ Yes      ___ No                                              Chair

REQUIREMENTS COURSE TAKEN TERM

 (61 units)      

1.     General Core Requirements (36 units)

A.    Lower Division Required Courses

       PLSI 101                                                                  

       MATH 140 or PSYC 200                                          

B.    Upper Division Required Courses

                 PLSI 304                                                        

       PLSI 333                                                                  

PLSI 490                                                                  

C.    Experience/Methods  

       PLSI 300                                                                  

       PLSI 380                                                                  

2.     Program Concentrations (10 units)

Choose one of the following concentrations:

A.    American – (select two courses)

PLSI 302, 313, 316, 317, 319, 321, 335, or 418      

B.    International Relations - (select two courses)

       PLSI 303, 308, 309, 322, 323,                                 

              324, 371, 376, OR 404                                            

C.    Pre-Law – (select two courses)

       PLSI 314, 315, 335, 369, or 370                              

3.     Political Science Studies Courses (15 units)

Select (3) courses not taken for the program

concentration; only one of these may be lower division.

Minor

Portfolio Requirement: Every student who completes the major in Political Science in any one of the three concentrations – American, International Relations, or Pre-Law is required to prepare a portfolio.  Questions about the portfolio may be directed to the student’s advisor, or to any Political Science faculty member. 

Honors: The requirements to graduate with Honors in Political Science are 3.0 overall GPA, a 3.3 GPA in the major, and a Directed Research Course (PLSI 481) with a minimum grade of B.