Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Religion/Political Science

Religion/Political Science

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements 

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 16

Six Units in Religion, Including:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
  • Two at the 100 level in different religious traditions
  • REL 201 - Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 and at least one 100-level religion course

  • A minimum of two at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470)
  • Five Units in Political Science

    One Unit of Empirical Politics:

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    POL 220 - Introduction to Global Politics
    POL 230 - Introduction to Political Economy
    POL 240 - Introduction to International Relations
    POL 260 - Introduction to American Politics and Public Policy

    One Unit of Political Theory:

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    POL 280 - Introduction to Political Theory
    POL 380 - Earth, Nature, World

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing

    POL 381 - Science, Politics, Authority
    POL 382 - Body Politics
    POL 383 - Who Counts? Enumeration, Representation, Democracy
    POL 390 - The Human Condition
    POL 392 - Contemporary Democratic Theory
    POL 395 - Illuminations: Politics in Dark Times

    Prerequisite(s): One Political Science course.

    POL 396 - Neoliberalism and its Critics

    Prerequisite(s): One Political Science course. 

    POL 403 - Hegel and Marx
    POL 405 - Judgment
    POL 409 - ”Being and Time” and Politics

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or equivalent

    Three Additional Units at the 300 level or higher (Excluding 470)

    One Unit from the Following Statistics Courses:

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    MATH 141 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

    Prerequisite(s): Three years of high school mathematics

    ECON 311 - Survey of Econometric Methods

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 

    ECON 312 - Theory and Practice of Econometrics

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and MATH 141 or similar introduction to statistics

    POL 311 - Quantitative Methods for Political Science

    Prerequisite(s): One introductory Political Science course (POL 220, POL 230, POL 240, POL 260, or POL 280), and one additional Political Science course. The additional course may be concurrently enrolled. 

    PSY 348 - Statistical Analysis for Psychology

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 

    SOC 311 - Research Methods

    Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 and one additional unit in sociology

    Two Units of Junior Year Requirements:

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    REL 402 - The Junior Seminar in Religion

    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, REL 201, and three additional courses in religion

  • One unit of junior seminar in Political Science
  • Junior qualifying exam in religion/political science
  • Two units of Thesis

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    REPO 470 - Thesis
    Notes: