After POL 212
Gateway: POL 212
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate POL coursework.
Generated from University of California, Davis’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate POL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 32 POL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 160 more POL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on POL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
General2 required · verify with the official sheet
Community Health & Counseling2 required · verify with the official sheet
Education & Community2 required · verify with the official sheet
Environmental Policy & Regional Planning2 required · verify with the official sheet
Family & Community2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Choose 12 units:; MST 098 / MST 099 ; total any combination:; Language proficiency is a desideratum. Courses in Latin and other European languages are strongly recommended, particularly for students planning to pursue graduate studies in the medieval or early modern field.; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Soil Science; Economics; Choose 6 units:; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in POL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
9 courses deep, ending at POL 202B
7 courses deep, ending at POL 202A
5 courses deep, ending at POL 214B
4 courses deep, ending at POL 282
Depth Subject Matter2 required · verify with the official sheet
Core Subject Matter; Choose five courses taught in German from the following:; Electives; Choose three courses from the list below:; Courses counted in the Core Subject Matter cannot fulfill this requirement.; Choose two additional courses from above (a) or from the list below:; Courses counted in the Core Subject Matter cannot fulfill this requirement.; The 40 upper division total units may inclu
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Arabic; Chinese; OR; OR; French; &; &; &; &; German; Hebrew; Hindi/Urdu; AND; Italian; AND; AND; AND; and; OR; AND; AND; Japanese; OR; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; AND; AND; AND; AND; OR; Foreign Language Subtotal
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Depth Subject Matter2 required · verify with the official sheet
In consultation with the undergraduate advisor, students choose a total of eleven courses; with at least three courses from the Medieval Period (denoted as M) and at least three courses the Early Modern Period (denoted as EM):; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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Grading. Students may take up to two and no more than two (regular, letter-graded) courses for the major on a P/NP basis. Courses which are only offered on a P/NP basis do not count toward these limits.; Required Courses; Choose CHN 111A , or CHN 111 , CHN 112 , & CHN 113 :; Note: With prior approval of the undergraduate advisor, students already proficient in Chinese at any third-year level must
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Foreign Language Requirement1 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must complete:; Three sequenced quarters (15 units) of courses in one foreign language:; • SPA 001 or SPA 001V or SPA 001Y & SPA 002 or SPA 002V or SPA 002Y & SPA 003 or SPA 003V or SPA 003Y OR SPA 001A or SPA 001S in combination with other courses to complete 15 units.; • FRE 001 or FRE 001Y & FRE 002 or FRE 002Y & FRE 003 or FRE 003Y , or FRE 001A .; • CHN 001 , CHN 002 , CHN 003 .; • P
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All POL courses in the UC Davis catalog
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