B.A. in Government and Politics

Requirements for a Major in Government and Politics (B.A.)
A minimum of 12 units with the following distribution:

Foundation Courses—4 units: GOV 103, 104, 211 or 312, 251
Electives—6 units: at least one unit from each of the four fields of the discipline:

  • American
  • Comparative
  • International
  • Political Theory

Government and Politics Minor

A minimum of 5 units including GOV 103; 4 units from at least 3 sub-fields (American, Comparative, International and Theory) at  200 level or above.

Senior Learning Community – 2 units

Students will take the Senior Learning Community and Reflective Tutorial for Government and Politics major. For course descriptions, see the appropriate sections of the Courses of Study in the bulletin.