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 (9 units) from the following:
Introduction to American Government and Politics (C-ID POLS 110)
- American Government 3e by OpenStax; American Government 3e – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government (Lenz and Holman, 2018) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
- American Government and Politics in the Information Age (University of Minnesota Libraries, 2016) – Open Textbook Library; 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 (lumenlearning.com) – (Licensing varies by topic)
Introduction to Political Theory and Thought (C-ID POLS 120)
- 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)
Introduction to International Relations (C-ID POLS 140)
- A Short Introduction to World Politics (Meacham) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Canvas Course Shell for Introduction to International Relations (CC BY-NC)
Introduction to International Relations Canvas Commons download - 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 (6 units) from the following:
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) (Openstax) (CC BY 4.0).
- An Introduction to Politics – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
Any one of the following:
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods (C-ID POLS 160)
- Introduction to Political Science Research Methods ; Introduction to Political Science Research Methods – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
OR Introduction to Statistics (C-ID MATH 110)
- OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) ; OpenIntro Statistics (Diez et al) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak); Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik); Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax); Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
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)
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax); Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Statistics for the Social Sciences (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- PSPP (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Introduction to the Politics of Race and Gender (C-ID POLS 170)
No resources identified
List B: Select 2 courses from the following:
Any courses not selected above.
See above.
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)
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- Cultural Anthropology – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Cultural Anthropology (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 201)
Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 202)
Introduction to Human Geography (C-ID GEOG 120)
- Introduction to Human Geography (Dastrup) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach (Graves, 2020) (Free but not open)
Introductory Psychology (C-ID PSY 110)
- Psychology 2e (Spielmen, Jenkins, and Lovett, 2020) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0); Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text (Diener and Biswas-Diener) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Psychology: 1st Canadian Edition (Stangor & Walinga) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
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