Political Science
Associate in Arts for Transfer Political Science · Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Associates in Arts in Political Science for Transfer degree is designed for students to transfer into the CSU system to complete a bachelor's degree in Political Science or similar major. The degree promotes student engagement with politics at local, domestic, and international levels. Students are exposed to different perspectives on civic issues, political thoughts, American politics and world politics through which students are trained to be critical and analytical thinkers.
The Political Science program offers lower division courses to study government, public policy, political philosophies, political theories and international relations.
Students who complete an Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) will receive guaranteed admission with junior status to the California State University System and priority admission consideration to a major that is deemed similar to their community college transfer degree major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses. Students transferring to a CSU campus that accepts the transfer degree will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor's degree in the same major. Students should consult a counselor for more information on specific university admission and transfer requirements.
The following are required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:
- Completion of 60 CSU transferable semester units
- Obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework
- Completion, with a grade of “C” or better OR “P” (Pass), of each course used to satisfy major requirements AND the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements.
Students who complete this program should be able to:
- Analyze the opposing arguments of major political issues.
- Identify social, political, and/or economic forces necessary to establish a certain political order.
- Distinguish major political theories and/or political concepts
Required courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select three courses from the following: | ||
| POLS-C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLSC-2 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLSC-6 | Political Philosophy | 3 |
| POLSC-7 | International Relations | 3 |
| LIST A: Select two courses from the following: | ||
| Any course from above not already selected | 3 | |
| POLSC-3 | California Politics | 3 |
| STAT-C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orPSYCH-6 | Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| LIST B: Select one course from the following: | ||
| Any course from above not already used | 3-4 | |
| HIST-C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| SOCIL-5 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOCIL-6 | Sociology of Sex and Gender | 3 |
| Total units required for major | 18-19 | |
Students earning an AA-T/AS-T degree must complete 60 semester units of coursework eligible for transfer to the CSU including the Cal-GETC, all courses in the major with a “C” or better or “P” (pass) grades, and achieve a minimum transferable GPA of 2.0.