A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Political Science Major
- Total credits (published)
- 47
- Credits (computed from items)
- 73-74
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215770
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215770_aecae55c
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements
major core · 0 items
First Year Course Requirements
1 item
- 3
World History Course Area
1 item
- or: HIS 102 Movements in World Historyor: HIS 103 Empires in World History3
Philosophy Requirements
0 items
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.
2 items
- Philosophy Level OneNot resolved to a course3
- Philosophy Level TwoNot resolved to a course3
Theology & Religious Studies Requirements
0 items
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.
2 items
- TheologyNot resolved to a course3
- Religious StudiesNot resolved to a course3
Diversity & INT 151 Requirements
0 items
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years
2 items
- DiversityNot resolved to a course3
- 1
Math & Natural Science Requirements
0 items
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.
2 items
- MathematicsNot resolved to a course3-4
- Natural ScienceNot resolved to a course4
Social Science Requirement
0 items
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Non-Native Language Requirement
0 items
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.
0 items
Literature Requirement
0 items
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement
0 items
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Overlay Requirements
1 item
- Writing-IntensiveNot resolved to a course3
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).
electives · 1 item
- Mission-OverlayNot resolved to a course3
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.
electives · 0 items
Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
POL Introductory Courses (3 courses)
5 items
- As published: “Intro to American Politics (Fulfills CCC: Social Science)”CCC
- Two (2) Additional Introductory Courses (Select two courses from the list):Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 3
- 3
Statistics (1 course; Fulfills CCC: Mathematics)
2 items
- Select one (1) course from the list:Not resolved to a courseCCC
- or: MAT 148 Applied Statistics Plus3
Professional Development Requirements (1 credit each)
2 items
- 1
- 1
Complementary Analytical Skills (1 course)
0 items
Students will choose to take any one course from the following categories:
0 items
Any GIS (Global Information Systems) course.
0 items
World Language. A second Non-Native Language course will satisfy the Mission Specific (Global Citizenship) Overlay requirement.
0 items
Data Analytical Skills: Statistics for Research (MAT 304); Any computer science (CSC) course; Econometrics (ECN 410)
0 items
Any HIS course beyond the World History requirement (HIS 200-499)
0 items
Intro Economics Micro (ECN 101); Intro Economics Macro (ECN 102).
0 items
Lower and Upper Division Courses (10 courses)
2 items
- Select any three (3) POL courses numbered 100-499Not resolved to a course9
- Select seven (7) POL courses numbered 300-499 1, 2, 3Not resolved to a course21
Experiential Learning (1 course)
0 items
Internship Course (Washington Center Internship: ANS 211, ANS 212, ANS 213, ANS 411, ANS 412; International Internship: POL 413, POL 414; Global Smarts Internship: POL 490; CAS Internship: ANS 490, ANS 492).
0 items
OR any Service Learning course (with SLR attribute)
0 items
OR completion of three Minternship courses (1 credit each) POL 390, POL 391, or POL 392
0 items
OR Study Abroad (One Semester)
0 items
Capstone Course (1 course; Fulfills Writing-Intensive Overlay)
0 items
Select one POL Capstone course from among 400-409 4
0 items
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