Pathway Agreement

Central Arizona College
Political Science, BA Pathway
2016-2017
Pathway Notes
Special Requirements: 2.0 GPA in coursework used to satisfy TAG requirements. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Special Requirements

Completion of the TAG and all special requirements satisfies the requirements for Central Arizona College Associate of Arts degree and AGEC-A, meets major map requirements at ASU and guarantees admission to the Political Science B.A. degree program.

Pathway Requirements
Written Communications
ENG 101: English Composition III
3 hrs
ENG 102: English Composition IV
3 hrs
Oral Communications
Oral Communications
3 hrs
Mathematics
MAT 141: College Mathematics
4 hrs
Arts & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
6-9 hrs
Select at least one Arts course and one Humanities course. For Humanities requirement, CAC recommends PHI 105 or PHI 112.
Social & Behavioral Sciences
POS 101: American Politics
3 hrs
Social & Behavioral Sciences
3-6 hrs
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Select an AGEC course with any prefix except POS. See your CAC advisor for a list of recommended courses.
Physical & Biological Sciences
Physical & Biological Sciences
8 hrs
Physical and Biological Sciences: Select courses with laboratory requirements. Select at least one SQ Natural Science.
Special Requirements
Special Requirements
0-9 hrs
Select AGEC courses to fulfill these requirements. 1) At least 3 semester credits of coursework in Intensive Writing & Critical Inquiry. 2) At least 3 semester credits of coursework in Cultural Awareness (Ethnic/Race/Gender). 3) At least three semester credits of coursework emphasizing Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.*
Additional Lower Division Requirements
CIS 120: Survey Computer Info Systems
3 hrs
Fulfills Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS] requirement.
POS 104: Contemp Issues/World Politics
3 hrs
Political Science Elective
3-6 hrs
Lower Division POS Elective- Select one course that transfers to ASU as a POS department elective or direct equivalency with a POS prefix.
Related Area Courses
0-12 hrs
Lower Division Related Area requirements- Choose related area courses with the following ASU prefixes: AES, AFR, AIS, APA, ASB, ASM, COM, ECN, FAS, GCU, GPH, HIS, HST, JUS, MIS, PHI, PSY, REL, SOC, TCL, WST. May be met within AGEC-A. 12 hours of related area coursework is required for graduation and may be satisfied at the lower division or completed after transfer to ASU. You may select specific courses from the Course Equivalency Guide that satisfy these criteria. Determination is made based on the semester and year the course is taken.
Lower Division Second Language: Requirement satisfied through the following: Completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), including American Sign Language IV.
0-16 hrs
Lower Division Elective
0-18 hrs
Lower Division Electives should be completed once all other requirements have been met and only if needed to complete community college's associate degree requirements. See your CAC advisor for a list of recommended courses.
Total Required Credits: 60