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style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> POLS C1000 </span> <br /> <span class=""> American Government and Politics </span> <strong class="bold">or</strong> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="2" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="ws-nowrap">4</span> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> POLS C1000H <sup>H</sup> </span> <br /> <span class=""> American Government and Politics - Honors </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="2" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>GE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> ENGL C1000 </span> <br /> <span class=""> Academic Reading and Writing </span> <strong class="bold">or</strong> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="2" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="ws-nowrap">1A</span> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> ENGL C1000H <sup>H</sup> </span> <br /> <span class=""> Academic Reading and Writing - 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data-name="CourseSlotsList-Container" style="height: 1px"> <thead> <tr> <th class="text-white">CAT.</th> <th class="text-white">COURSE</th> <th class="text-white">UNIT</th> <th class="text-white">Prerequisites</th> <th class="text-white" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaColumnHeader">GE AREA</th> </tr> </thead><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="2" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>Req</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> POLS 310 </span> <br /> <span class=""> Introduction to International Relations </span> <strong class="bold">or</strong> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="2" 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10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>GE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any Area 1B (Critical Thinking and Composition) course </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="ws-nowrap">1B</span> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>GE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any Area 3B (Humanities) course </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="ws-nowrap">3B</span> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div 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<br /> <span class=""> Comparative Politics </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>RE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> IS 310 </span> <br /> <span class=""> Peace and Conflict </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> 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5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any transferable elective course </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> </div></td> </tr></tbody> </table> </div> <div data-name="FootnoteEditor-Container"></div> <div id="footerArea74768677" data-is-read-only="true"> <div id="SLIFooter" data-property="Footnote"></div> </div></div><script> var supfontsize74768677 = $(\'#footerArea74768677\').children(\'#SLIFooter\').children(\'p\').children(\'sup\').css("font-size") var supcolor74768677 = $(\'#footerArea74768677\').children(\'#SLIFooter\').children(\'p\').children(\'sup\').css("color") var spanfontsize74768677 = 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class="text-white">CAT.</th> <th class="text-white">COURSE</th> <th class="text-white">UNIT</th> <th class="text-white">Prerequisites</th> <th class="text-white" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaColumnHeader">GE AREA</th> </tr> </thead><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>RE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> POLS 342 </span> <br /> <span class=""> Women and Politics from a Global Perspective </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>GE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any Area 5A (Physical Sciences) course </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="ws-nowrap">5A</span> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>GE</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any Area 5C (Science Lab) course <sup>1</sup> </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>1</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="ws-nowrap">5C</span> </div></td> </tr></tbody><tbody data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>Elec</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any transferable elective course </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>3</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 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data-name="CoursesList-Container"> <tr><td class="p-0 h-100" style="" rowspan="1" data-name="CourseSlotCategoryTableCell"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px" class="bold"> <span>Elec</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style=""> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="bold"> any transferable elective course </span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span>2</span> </div></td> <td class="p-0" style="width: 1px"> <div style="padding: 5px 10px"> <span class="mr-2"></span> </div></td><td class="p-0 h-100" rowspan="1" data-name="GeneralEducationAreaTableCell" style="width: 1px"> <div class="d-flex space-kids-x-2" style="padding: 5px 10px"> </div></td> </tr></tbody> </table> </div> <div data-name="FootnoteEditor-Container"></div> <div id="footerArea758570389" data-is-read-only="true"> <div id="SLIFooter" data-property="Footnote"><p><sup>1</sup> The Area 5C (Science Lab) course must correspond with either the Area 5A (Physical Sciences) or Area 5B 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class="mt-4"> <div class="px-5 py-4"> <table class="mb-0"> <thead> <tr> <th colspan="3" class="uppercase text-center text-white">Explanation of Categories</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td class="bold vertical-align-middle">Req</td> <td class="ws-nowrap-sm vertical-align-middle">Required Core</td> <td>A course that is required for this
program</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bold vertical-align-middle">GE</td> <td class="ws-nowrap-sm vertical-align-middle">General Education</td> <td>A course that fulfills a specific general
education requirement for a degree,
which can be replaced with another
course that meets the same
requirement</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bold vertical-align-middle">Elec</td> <td class="ws-nowrap-sm vertical-align-middle">Degree Elective</td> <td>A degree-applicable course that is part
of a degree roadmap to ensure that
there is a total of at least 60 units,
which is a requirement for an associate
degree</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bold vertical-align-middle">RE</td> <td class="ws-nowrap-sm vertical-align-middle">Restricted Elective</td> <td>A course selected from a list of elective
courses specified for this program in
the course list in the catalog, which can
be replaced with another course from
the same list</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-12 aside-content-container"> <div data-is-read-only="true" class="mb-4"> <h3 class="text-center h4"> <strong class="uppercase bold text-arc-secondary">Transfer path</strong> </h3> </div> <div data-name="SidenotesList-Container" style=""><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Potential Transfer Majors:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>Political Science B.A.</li><li>Government B.A.</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Potential Career/Options After Completing a Bachelor's Degree:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>advocate/organizer</li><li>campaign worker</li><li>diplomat</li><li>educator/teacher</li><li>events planner</li><li>foreign affairs specialist</li><li>lawyer</li><li>legislative aide</li><li>lobbyist</li><li>political consultant</li><li>public relations specialist</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Advising Notes:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>This degree can be completed using either the local AA/AS general education (GE) pattern or the Cal-GETC transfer GE pattern. <a href="https://arc.losrios.edu/student-resources/counseling " target="_blank">See a counselor</a> to determine which pattern is best for you based on your academic goals.</li><li>This roadmap is recommended for students interested in international relations. </li><li>Students can substitute ESLW 340 for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly known as ENGWR 300/480).</li><li><strong>Transferable Elective Courses:</strong> any elective courses numbered 300-499, or having a 4-digit number starting with C.</li><li>It is highly recommended that POLS 302 and POLS 310 be taken in different semesters.</li><li>It is highly recommended that POLS C1000 and other POLS courses be taken in-person rather than online.</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Scheduling Notes:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>IS 310, POLS 304, 320, 330, and 342 are offered in varying semesters. Two of them are offered each semester. See the course schedule for their availability.</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Other Notes to Students Preparing to Transfer:</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><ul><li>See <a href="http://www.assist.org/" target="_blank">ASSIST.ORG</a> for the transfer requirements of the institution to which you plan to transfer.</li><li>The CSU system requires every student receiving a bachelor\'s degree to be knowledgeable about the Constitution of the United States, American history, and state and local government. This requirement is generally known as the American Institutions requirement. Students can complete this requirement at ARC before transferring. The list of approved courses can be found on the ARC website.</li></ul></div> </div></div><div class="mb-4"> <div data-is-read-only="true"> <h4 class="bold" data-property="Header">Honors Courses (H):</h4> <div data-property="BodyCopy"><p>Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better who complete 15 or more units of Honors coursework earn an <a href="https://arc.losrios.edu/academics/honors-program-office" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Honors</a> Transfer Certificate and can take advantage of honors-to-honors transfer agreements with highly selective colleges and universities, both public and private.</p></div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class="mb-0 mt-3">Published April 11, 2025</p> </div></div>' + '</div><a href="https://mapmaker.losrios.edu/Maps/6053/PublishedPdf" class="button-lg" style="display: table; margin: 5rem auto;" target="_blank">Download PDF<span class="caret"><i class="fa fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i></span></a></div>').get()[0], scriptNode.nextSibling);