Indicated resources are samples. Find a curated collection for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Political Science. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Political Science TMC; local Associate Degrees for Transfer will be different as the TMC introduces flexibility (e.g., “select 3 courses from the following”) from List A and beyond.
Required Core – Select 3 courses:
Introduction to American Government and Politics (C-ID POLS 110)
- Introduction to California Government and Politics (Reti) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government 4e – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government (Lenz and Holman, 2018) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
- American Government and Politics in the Information Age – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics (Hubert, 2020); Attenuated Democracy – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Boundless Political Science by Simple Book Publishing (Lumen Learning) – (Licensing varies by topic)
Introduction to Political Theory and Thought (C-ID POLS 120)
- Political Philosophy Reader An Open Educational Resource (Levin, 2019) – N.G.E. Far Press (CC BY-SA)
- Nationalism, Self-Determination and Secession (Andres and Saward, 2013) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought (Kelly, 2022) – LSE Press (CC-BY)
- On Civic Republicanism: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics (Kellow and Leddy, eds., 2016, University of Toronto Press) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- On Global Citizenship (Tully, ed., 2014, Bloomsbury Academic) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics (C-ID POLS 130)
- A Casebook for Comparative Politics (Johnson, Pashayan, Schuster, Tures, Pedreira, and Van Den Handel, 2025) (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics (Bozonelos, Wendt, Lee, Scarffe, Omae, Franco, Martin, and Velduis) (ASCCC OERI, 2022) (CC BY-NC)
Introduction to International Relations (C-ID POLS 140)
- Understanding Global Politics (Bloor, 2022) – E-International Relations (CC BY-NC)
- International Relations Theory (McGlinchey, Walters and Scheinpflug, 2022) – E-International Relations Publishing (CC BY-NC)
- A Short Introduction to World Politics (Meacham, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Canvas Course Shell for Introduction to International Relations (CC BY-NC)
- Human Security in World Affairs: Problems and Opportunities (2nd ed., Lautensach and Lautensach, eds., 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- International Relations (McGlinchey, ed. 2017) (CC BY-NC)
- Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy (Chan, 2017) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
List A – Select 2 courses:
Any course not selected from Core
Introduction to Political Science (C-ID POLS 150)
- Introduction to Political Science (Rom, Hidaka, and Walker, et al., 2022) (CC BY 4.0) – OpenStax
- An Introduction to Politics (Sell, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA) – LibreTexts
- Politics, Power, and Purpose: An Orientation to Political Science (Jay Steinmetz, 2021) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
Any one of the following:
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods (C-ID POLS 160)
OR Introduction to Statistics (C-ID MATH 110)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Mathematics page.
- Statistics for Social Justice Studies (Blustein, et al., ASCCC OERI) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) (CC BY-SA)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) (CC BY-SA) – Coconino Community College website
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)
Course Templates (Instructor account required)
- Introduction to Statistics (OpenStax) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 4.0)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) – MyOpenMath (CC BY-SA)
OR Introduction to Statistics in Sociology (C-ID SOCI 125)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Sociology page.
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Statistics for the Social Sciences (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- PSPP (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to the Politics of Race and Gender (C-ID POLS 170)
- No resources identified.
List B – Select 1 course:
Any courses not selected Required Core or List A
Any CSU transferable political science courses.
No resources identified.
Other courses that are articulated as lower division preparation for the political science major at a CSU.
No resources identified.
Any CSU transferable introductory course in the social sciences (i.e., articulated as filling CSU GE Area D).
Intro to Cultural Anthropology (C-ID ANTH 120)
- Introduction to Anthropology: A Four Field Approach (Edited by Pawlowicz; Brooks; Phaup; and Rector) (CC-BY-NC)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Hasty, Lewis, and Snipes, 2022) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto, Homsey-Messer, Ford, Poole, Adams, Allard, and Chadwick, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
- Cultural Anthropology (Saneda and Field, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (Brown, Tubelle de Gonzalez, and McIlwraith – American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (Wesch – New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 201)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Economics page.
- Microeconomics 1e (Medeiros, 2024) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Microeconomics 3e (Greenlaw and Shapiro, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 2.0)
- The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics (Bowles et al., 2023) – CORE Econ (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Principles of Microeconomics (Curtis and Irvine, 2021) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Allocation, Distribution, and Policy: Notes, Problems, and Solutions in Microeconomics (Bowles and Chen, 2025) (CC BY-NC)
- Microeconomics: Theory Through Applications (Cooper and John, 2011) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Economics (Rittenberg and Tregarthen, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA) – University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library
Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 202)
- Principles of Macroeconomics 3e (Greenlaw and Shapiro, 2022) (OpenStax) (CC BY 2.0)
- Macroeconomics 1e (Medeiros, 2025) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (Curtis and Irvine, 2017) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics (Bowles et al., 2025) – CORE Econ (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Macroeconomics: Institutions, Instability, and Inequality (Carlin and Soskice, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- Principles of Economics (Rittenberg and Tregarthen, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA) – University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library
Introduction to Human Geography (C-ID GEOG 120)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Geography page.
- Introduction to Human Geography (Dastrup) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach (Graves, 2020) (CC BY-NC)
Introductory Psychology (C-ID PSY 110)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Psychology page.
- Introduction to Psychology: Moving toward Diversity and Inclusion (McFarlane, Shi, Ramoo, and Yousef, 2024) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Introduction to Psychology (2019) by Jorden A. Cummings & Lee Sanders (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
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