Pasadena City College to SDSU
Political Science Transfer Plan
PCC covers all four SDSU political science requirements, with POLS 007 opening the sequence and STAT C1000, or its honors version, closing out the statistics choice. Every prep class for this major is available at PCC.
From
Pasadena City College
To
San Diego State University
Political ScienceMajor Requirements
Political Science Major Preparation
Courses at Pasadena City College that satisfy San Diego State University's Political Science major preparation, mapped and verified by Transfermatic's transfer engine.
| Course at Pasadena City College | Satisfies at SDSU | Units |
|---|---|---|
| POLS 007 — Principles of Political Science | POL S 101 — Introduction to American Politics in Global Perspective | 3 |
| POLS C1000 — American Government and Politics | POL S 102 — Introduction to American and California Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 002 — Comparative Government and Politics | POL S 103 — Introduction to Comparative Politics (choose 1) | 3 |
| STAT 015 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H — Statistics for Business and Economics | ECON 201 — Statistical Methods (choose 1) | 4 |
| STAT 018 — Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences | SOC 201 — Elementary Social Statistics (choose 1) | 4 |
| STAT 015 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H — Statistics for Business and Economics | STAT 119 — Elementary Statistics for Business (choose 1) | 4 |
General Education
Foundation GE at Pasadena City College
Complete these five courses at Pasadena City College to start your SDSU GE pattern. Finishing full IGETC/Cal-GETC at the CC is ideal — these five give you the broadest head start, and CCN-tagged courses stay portable if you switch community colleges.
BIOL 002
Animal Biology
CHEM 001A
General Chemistry and Chemical Analysis I
HIST 001A
History of European Civilization to 1715
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing
| Area | Course at Pasadena City College | Units |
|---|---|---|
Life Science | BIOL 002 — Animal Biology | 4 |
Physical Science | CHEM 001A — General Chemistry and Chemical Analysis I | 5 |
Humanities | HIST 001A — History of European Civilization to 1715 | 3 |
English CompositionCCN | ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
Critical ThinkingCCN | ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
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Common Mistakes for This Transfer Path
Comparative politics is your matched path
PCC offers POLS 002 for POL S 103, the comparative politics elective. POL S 104's global politics option has no PCC match, so comparative is the route to take here.
Honors statistics counts the same
STAT C1000H, PCC's honors statistics class, satisfies the same SDSU requirements as the standard STAT C1000, so honors students lose no credit by taking the harder version.
Behavioral stats has its own match
STAT 018 at PCC specifically satisfies SOC 201, SDSU's elementary social statistics option, giving political science students a behavioral-science alternative to the business stats route.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does PCC POLS 007 transfer to SDSU political science?
Yes. POLS 007 satisfies POL S 101, San Diego State's introductory political science course, one of the four prep requirements.
Do I need extra classes at SDSU after transferring from PCC for political science?
No. Between POLS 007, POLS C1000, POLS 002 and STAT C1000, PCC's classes line up with everything SDSU's political science prep requires.
Can I take POL S 104 instead of POL S 103 coming from PCC?
Not through PCC coursework. PCC only matches POLS 002 to POL S 103, so comparative politics is the route that transfers; global politics has no PCC equivalent.
What's the GPA floor for SDSU's political science major?
2.40 for fall 2027 applicants. SDSU is impacted in every major, and students above that minimum get priority in the ranking.
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Related Transfer Plans
Pasadena City College students aiming for San Diego State University's Political Science, B.A. finish all four prep requirements here, including POLS 007 for the intro course and STAT C1000 for statistics. PCC's honors statistics class counts the same as the standard version. The comparative politics elective transfers through POLS 002, though global politics has no PCC match. Transfermatic checks PCC's course list against this SDSU major so the plan is set before you register.
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