Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Criminal Justice Concentration
I. General Education Requirements
Minimum 42 units and 12 courses that include:
PACS 001 What is a Good Society (4)
PACS 002 Topical Seminar on a Good Society (4)
PACS 003 What is an Ethical Life? (3)
Note: 1) Pacific Seminars cannot be taken for Pass/No Credit. 2) Transfer students with 28 or more transfer units complete 2 additional General Education elective courses from below in place of taking PACS 001 and PACS 002.
One course from each subdivision below:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
IA. Individual and Interpersonal Behavior
IB. U.S. Studies
IC. Global Studies
Arts and Humanities
IIA. Language and Literature
IIB. Worldviews and Ethics
IIC. Visual and Performing Arts
Natural Science and Mathematics
IIIA. Natural Sciences
IIIB. Mathematics and Formal Logic
IIIC. Science, Technology and Society or a second IIIA Natural Sciences course
Note: 1) No more than 2 courses from a single discipline may be applied to meet the requirements of the general education program.
II. Diversity Requirement
Students must complete one diversity course (3-4 units)
Note: 1) Transfer students with 28 units or more transfer units prior to fall 2011 are encouraged but not required to complete a designated course prior to graduation. 2) Courses may be used also to meet general education and/or major/minor requirements.
III. College of the Pacific BA Requirement
Students must complete one year of college instruction or equivalent training in a language other than English.
Note: 1) Transfer students with sophomore standing are exempt from this requirement.
IV. Fundamental Skills
Students must demonstrate competence in:
- Writing
- Quantitative analysis
V. Breadth Requirement
Students must complete 60 units outside the primary discipline of the first major, regardless of the department who offers the course(s) in that discipline. (Courses include general education courses, transfer courses, CPCE/EXTN units, internships, etc.)
VI. Political Science, Criminal Justice concentration
Discipline Foundations (4 courses):
POLS 011 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 021 Introduction to Political Theory
POLS 051 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 081 Career and Internship Preparation
Shared Foundations (5 courses):
POLS 031 Introduction to Law and Policy in the American Political System
POLS 133 Political Science Research
- OR -
INTL 101 Social Science Research Methods
SOCI 033 Criminology
SOCI 136 Corrections
SOCI 172 Social Inequality
Elective Explorations (3 courses with at least one from each program):
POLS 104 Urban Government
-OR-
SOCI 161 Urban Society
POLS 120 Courts and Judicial Behavior
POLS 126 Criminal Law
POLS 136 Jurisprudence
SOCI 031 Deviant Behavior
SOCI 041 Social Problems
SOCI 081 Social Services
SOCI 141 Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 165 Social Organizations
-OR-
POLS 119 Government in Action
-OR-
POLS 128 Introduction to Public Administration
Experience (1 course):
POLS 187
-OR-
POLS 187C Pre-Law Internship
-OR-
POLS 197 Undergraduate Research
Capstone
POLS 189