Social Justice Studies: General, AA-T

State Control Number: 42712
Program Code: SJS.CALGETC.AA-T
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes

The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice Studies is designed for students who would like to transfer to a California State University (CSU) to complete a bachelor’s degree with a major in Social Justice Studies. Students who complete the degree meet minimum CSU eligibility requirements as upper-division transfer and fulfill major preparation requirements for admission to a major that has been deemed similar. The major provides students the interdisciplinary exploration of social and identity issues of social justice and prepares students for future humanitarian, social worker, advocacy, and social justice consultant. 

To earn this degree complete the major coursework listed here with “C” grades or higher and the following graduation requirements:

• 60 CSU transferable units;
• the Cal-GETC pattern; and
• 2.0 minimum overall CSU GPA.

Courses used in the major may also be counted in the general education areas. Courses used for this major may also be used to earn other degrees at VVC.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Required Core:		9.0
Select one course:
SOC 107	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
SOC 111	Introduction to Social Justice
Select one course:
HIST 155	Women in U.S. History
SOC 109	Introduction to Gender
Select one course:
ETH 101	Introduction to Chicana/O Studies
ETH 102	Introduction to African American Studies
List A:		9.0-10.0
Select three courses from at least two of the following areas. Courses must be related to social justice, gender/women, or ethnicity/race. Only one course from Area 4 may be used.
Area 1: History or Government courses
HIST C1001	United States History to 1877
HIST C1002	United States History Since 1865
HIST 153	African American History
POLS C1000	American Government and Politics
Area 2: Arts and Humanities courses
CMST 105	Intercultural Communication
KIN 103	History and Appreciation of Dance
MUSC 100	Introduction to Music
TA 101	Introduction to Theatre
Area 3: Social Science courses
GEOG 102	Introduction to Cultural Geography
PSYC C1000	Introduction to Psychology
SOC 102	Social Problems
SOC 112	Introduction to Disability Studies
SOC 130	Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods
PSYC 215	Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 217	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
SOC 217	Introduction to Social Science Research Methods
STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics
Area 5: Major preparation
ANTH 101	Introduction to Physical Anthropology
GEOG 104	World Regional Geography
HIST 130	Latin American History to 1822
HIST 131	Latin American History From 1822
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology
Total Units		18-19

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