Political Science, B.A.: this term's offerings for each requirement
Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
American Politics
- POL S 320 - The U.S. Constitution
- POL S 321 - State Politics
- POL S 331 - American Indian Political Experience
- AMIND 331 - The American Indian Political Experience
- POL S 338 - U.S. Congress: Conflict and Compromise
- POL S 348 - The Supreme Court and Contemporary Issues
- POL S 422 - Urban Politics
- POL S 425 - Psychology of Politics
- POL S 426 - Political Communication
- POL S 428 - Campaigns and Elections
- POL S 436 - The American Presidency
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Major
No course list published for this category.
Capstone Requirement
- POL S 495 - Internship in Politics
- POL S 497B - Senior Thesis
- POL S 498 - Washington, D.C. internship
- POL S 507 - Marx and Marxism
- POL S 510 - Contemporary Political Thought
- POL S 530 - Political Parties
- POL S 533 - Democracy in America
- POL S 535 - Gender and Politics
- POL S 541 - Special Problems in Public Law
- POL S 555 - Comparative Political Systems
- POL S 560 - Comparative Citizenship in Policy and Practice
- POL S 562 - Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
- POL S 564 - Political Ecology of Latin America
- POL S 565 - Nations and Nationalism
- POL S 568 - Mexican Politics
- POL S 575 - International Relations of the Pacific Rim
- POL S 577 - Politics of International Law
Comparative Politics
- POL S 353 - Islam and Politics
- POL S 356 - European Politics
- POL S 357 - British Politics
- POL S 359 - Government and Politics in Russia and Eurasia
- POL S 361 - Governments and Politics of the Developing Areas
- POL S 362 - Governments and Politics of East Asia
- POL S 363 - Governments and Politics of the Middle East
- POL S 364 - Political Change in Modern Africa
- POL S 365 - Chinese Politics
- POL S 366 - Latin American Politics
- LATAM 366 - Latin American Politics
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Impacted Program
- POL S 101 - Introduction to American Politics in Global Perspective
- POL S 102 - Introduction to American and California Government and Politics
- POL S 103 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POL S 104 - Introduction to Global Politics
- POL S 201 - Statistics and Politics
- ECON 201 - Statistical Methods
- SOC 201 - Elementary Social Statistics
- PHIL 120 - Introduction to Logic
- STAT 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business
- STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices
- PSY 280 - Statistical Methods in Psychology
International Experience
No course list published for this category.
International Politics
Language Requirement
No course list published for this category.
Law and Public Policy
- POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment
- SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment
- POL S 335 - Policy Issues and Debates
- POL S 336 - Gender and Public Policy
- POL S 340 - Drug Policy and Politics
- POL S 345 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Powers and Constraints
- POL S 346 - Law and the Political System
- POL S 347 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
- POL S 430 - Immigration and Border Politics
- LATAM 430 - Immigration and Border Politics
- POL S 435 - Power and Poverty in the United States
- POL S 440 - Food Justice
- GEOG 440 - Food Justice
Major
No course list published for this category.
Major Electives
Political Science, B.A. - Roadmap
No course list published for this category.
Political Theory
Preparation for the Major
Three Units of Either Statistics or Logic
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.