<p>Can you please talk about you experience in UCLA's Political Science major? How competitive is the major? What do you think of the professors? How was the overall experience? Thanks.</p>
<p>my bf is poli sci…it’s really hard to get into the lower div courses that you need. seniors will still be finishing up their lower divs because the classes fill up so fast</p>
<p>I’m a PS and History major (first year). I’ve only taken 1 PS class so far, and that’s PS 40: Intro to American Politics. I had Prof. Vavreck for that class. I guess overall the class is really easy. You’re graded on section participation, one midterm, one short paper, and one long final paper. I haven’t gotten my final grade posted yet, but I think I may end up with a A-, depending on how well I did on my final. The midterm was actually really easy, I just made boneheaded mistakes (I got an 82 T-T ).</p>
<p>It’s really difficult to get into lower division classes. For spring quarter, I had priority enrollment, and when it was my time to enroll, PS 50 and PS 20 were already filled -_- I was able to get into PS 10 though, so I’ll be taking that next quarter.</p>
<p>For UCLA’s Poli Sci major, you get to select a concentration on what type of politics you want to get into (American Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Methods & Models).</p>
<p>Here’s the website listing the classes required for the major:
[UCLA</a> General Catalog 2008-09: Undergraduate Study](<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog08-09-670.htm#136411856_pgfId-175164]UCLA”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog08-09-670.htm#136411856_pgfId-175164)</p>
<p>Thanks! Anyone else have some input? BTW, i am going to specialize in International Relations…</p>