Healthcare Policy B.A. Degree (or Major)

Required Courses

Lower Division: 12 units

POL 1	American Government and Institutions	3
POL 2	Introduction to World Politics	3
PSY 1	Introduction to Psychology	3
BIO 10	Health Science	3
	or
BIO 5	Life Sciences	3

Upper Division: 15 units

HCP 112	Healthcare Law and Policy	3
	or
POL 112	Healthcare Law and Policy	3
POL 101	Research Methods	3
POL 102	Women and the Law	3
	or
POL 147	Women and Development	3
	or
HCP 155	Politics of Women's Health Care in California	3
	or
POL 156	Women and Politics	3
POL 176	Public Policy	3
POL 191	Internship	3

Approved Healthcare Policy Electives (9)

To be eligible to apply to the Accelerated Nursing Program, Healthcare Policy Majors must meet GPA requirements, and complete the following:

BIO 3	General Microbiology	3
BIO 50A	Human Anatomy	3
BIO 50B	Human Physiology	3
CHE 3	Foundations of Chemistry	3
PHY 1A	Introductory Physics IA	4
SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology	3
PSY 12	Child/Human Development	3
PSY 102	Issues in Human Development	3

Other approved Healthcare Policy electives include

HCP 155	Politics of Women's Health Care in California	3
HCP 157	AIDS As Case Study	3
POL 102	Women and the Law	3
POL 120	Legislative Process	3
POL 131	International Relations	3
POL 147	Women and Development	3
POL 151	Humanitarian Intervention	3
POL 155	Politics of Women's Health Care in California	3
POL 156	Women and Politics	3
POL 157	AIDS As Case Study	3
POL 180	State and Local Government	3
	Courses approved by the Chair of the History and Political Science Department

Students must complete all General Studies requirements and at least a total of 124 units to graduate.