Pathway Agreement

Maricopa Community College District
Political Science, BS Pathway
2018-2019
Pathway Notes
2.0 GPA in coursework used to satisfy MAPP requirements. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or greater.
Special Requirements

Completion of the MAPP and all special requirements satisfies the requirements for MCCCD Associate in Arts degree and AGEC-A, meets major map requirements at ASU, and guarantees admission to the Political Science B.S. degree program.

Pathway Requirements
First Year Composition [FYC]
ENG 101: First-Year Composition or
ENG 107: First-Year Composition for ESL
3 hrs
ENG 102: First-Year Composition or
ENG 108: First-Year Composition for ESL
3 hrs
Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L]
Literacy and Critical Inquiry
3 hrs
Mathematical Studies [MA, CS]
MAT 140: College Mathematics or
MAT 141: College Mathematics or
MAT 142: College Mathematics or
Higher level course that meets MA requirement
3-5 hrs
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications [CS]
3 hrs
Humanities, Arts, and Design [HU]
Humanities, Arts, and Design
3 hrs
Humanities, Arts, and Design
3 hrs
Social-Behavioral Science [SB]
POS 110: American National Government
3 hrs
POS 210: Political Ideologies
3 hrs
Natural Science [SQ, SG]
Natural Science [SQ, SG]
4 hrs
Select at least one SQ within the Natural Science requirement.
Natural Science [SQ, SG]
4 hrs
General Education Awareness Areas [C, H, G]
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. [C]
0-3 hrs
Historical or Global Awareness [H] or [G]
0 hrs
3 hours [G] met by POS 120/POS 140.
MCCCD Additional Requirements
COM 100: Introduction to Human Communication or
COM 110: Interpersonal Communication or
COM 225: Public Speaking or
COM 230: Small Group Communication
0-3 hrs
CRE 101: College Critical Reading
0-3 hrs
Complete CRE 101 or equivalent.
Additional Lower Division Requirements
POS 120: World Politics or
POS 140: Comparative Government
3 hrs
POS Elective
6 hrs
Select two courses that transfers to ASU as a direct equivalent or Departmental Elective credit (DEC) in the POS prefix.
Related Area Courses
0-12 hrs
Choose four Related Area courses that transfer to ASU as direct equivalencies or Departmental Elective credit (DEC) with the following ASU prefixes: AES, AFR, AIS, APA, ASB, ASM, COM, ECN, FAS, GCU, GPH, HST, JUS, MIS, PHI, PSY, REL, SGS, SOC, TCL, WST. Four courses fulfill the Related Area requirement. This requirement may be met within the AGEC-A. Twelve hours of Related Area requirement is required for graduation and may be satisfied at the lower division level or may be 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 Elective
0-16 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.
Total Required Credits: 60