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BA Politics

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of California Santa Cruz

Program Overview

The most significant purpose of the politics major is to help educate a reflective and activist citizenry capable of sharing power and responsibility in a contemporary democracy. Courses address issues central to public life, such as democracy, power, freedom, political economy, social movements, institutional reforms, and how public life, as distinct from private life, is constituted.

Program Key Stats

$48500 (Annual cost)



58 %

Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Typical SAT scores: Math (550-670), Critical reading (520-640), Writing (520-640), ACT Composite (23-29), Average GPA 3.51, TOEFL: IBT- 80, PBT- 550, IELTS-6.5

Career Options

  • Administrative analysis
  • Campaign management
  • Congressional staffing
  • Foreign service
  • Government service
  • International business
  • Journalism
  • Law
  • Legislative research
  • Lobbying
  • Policy analysis
  • Political science
  • Public administration
  • Secondary school and college teaching

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