# Social Justice Studies: General (AA-T Degree)

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Social Justice

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/social-justice/aa-social-justice-transfer/

**Humanities and Social Sciences Division  
Sociology, Philosophy Department**  
The Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies for Transfer is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with the core knowledge and skills needed to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Social Justice or a related field. In this program, students will be introduced to the basic principles of social justice, social equity, and social change, and they will be challenged to explore and identify how deficits within the social structure-rather than deficits within marginalized individuals-are the primary cause of the inequitable distribution of and access to wealth and health, education and occupations, power and privilege.

To earn the Associate of Arts in Social Justice for transfer degree, a student must complete 60 CSU semester units that include Cal-GETC and a major of at least 18 semester units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive the Social Justice for transfer degree and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better grade. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning the Social Justice for transfer degree will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

##### Required Courses

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Core Courses** | | 9-10 |
| ↳ SOC 20 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity |  |
| or ↳ SOC 20H | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity - Honors |  |
| or ↳ SOC 110 | Introduction to Social Justice |  |
| ↳ SOC 40 | Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles |  |
| or ↳ SOC 40H | Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles - Honors |  |
| or ↳ SOC 130 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies |  |
| **Choose one course from the following or any course not already selected from the core courses** | |  |
| ↳ AABS 1 | Introduction to Black Studies |  |
| ↳ ANTH 30 | The Native American |  |
| ↳ APIS 1 | Introduction to Asian American Studies |  |
| ↳ CHIN 3 | Intermediate Chinese |  |
| ↳ COMM 7 | Intercultural Communication |  |
| or ↳ COMM 7H | Intercultural Communication - Honors |  |
| ↳ ETHS 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies |  |
| ↳ GEOG 2 | Human Geography |  |
| or ↳ GEOG 2H | Human Geography - Honors |  |
| ↳ GEOG 5 | World Geography: Introduction to Global Studies |  |
| ↳ HIST 4 | World History: Early Modern to the Present |  |
| or ↳ HIST 4H | World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 9 | History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders |  |
| ↳ HIST 30 | History of African Americans, 1619-1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 31 | History of African Americans, 1877- Present |  |
| ↳ HIST 35 | History of Africa |  |
| ↳ HIST 40 | History of Mexican Americans |  |
| ↳ JAPN 1 | Elementary Japanese |  |
| ↳ JAPN 3 | Intermediate Japanese |  |
| ↳ JAPN 4 | Continuing Intermediate Japanese |  |
| ↳ JOUR 107 | Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images |  |
| ↳ LCAS 1 | Introduction to Chicanx Studies |  |
| ↳ LIT 20 | African American Literature |  |
| ↳ LIT 25 | Contemporary Mexican American Literature |  |
| ↳ MUS 14A | World Music |  |
| ↳ MUS 14B | American Folk Music |  |
| ↳ NF 28 | Cultural and Ethnic Foods |  |
| ↳ POLS 2 | Comparative Politics |  |
| ↳ POLS 9 | International Relations |  |
| ↳ POLS 25 | Latino Politics in the United States |  |
| ↳ POLS 35 | African American/Black Politics |  |
| ↳ PSYC 25 | The Psychology of Women |  |
| ↳ SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology |  |
| or ↳ SOC 1H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 36 | Pacific Islands' and Asian American Communities |  |
| ↳ SPAN 1 | Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 1S | Spanish for the Spanish Speaking |  |
| ↳ SPAN 2 | Continuing Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 2S | Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking |  |
| ↳ SPAN 3 | Intermediate Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 4 | Continuing Intermediate Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 53 | Conversational Spanish |  |
| **List A** | | 9-12 |
| **Choose three courses from at least two of the following areas** | |  |
| **Area 1: History or Government** | |  |
| ↳ HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 |  |
| or ↳ HIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 |  |
| or ↳ HIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 1 | History of the United States |  |
| ↳ HIST 9 | History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders |  |
| ↳ HIST 10 | History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern |  |
| or ↳ HIST 10H | History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 11 | History of Early Modern to Modern Asia |  |
| or ↳ HIST 11H | History of Early Modern to Modern Asia - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 18 | History of Latin America |  |
| ↳ HIST 19 | History of Mexico |  |
| ↳ HIST 30 | History of African Americans, 1619-1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 31 | History of African Americans, 1877- Present |  |
| ↳ HIST 35 | History of Africa |  |
| ↳ HIST 36 | Women in American History |  |
| ↳ HIST 40 | History of Mexican Americans |  |
| ↳ HIST 44 | History of Native Americans |  |
| ↳ POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics |  |
| or ↳ POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors |  |
| ↳ POLS 9 | International Relations |  |
| ↳ POLS 25 | Latino Politics in the United States |  |
| ↳ POLS 35 | African American/Black Politics |  |
| **Area 2: Arts and Humanities** | |  |
| ARTH 9 | History of Asian Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ↳ ARTH 11 | History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art |  |
| or ↳ ARTH 11H | History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors |  |
| ↳ ARTH 12 | History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture |  |
| or ↳ ARTH 12H | History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors |  |
| ↳ LIT 3 | Multicultural American Literature |  |
| ↳ LIT 11B | World Literature from 1650 |  |
| ↳ LIT 15 | Introduction to Cinema |  |
| ↳ MUS 14A | World Music |  |
| ↳ PHIL 5 | Introduction to Philosophy |  |
| or ↳ PHIL 5H | Introduction to Philosophy - Honors |  |
| ↳ PHIL 15 | Major World Religions |  |
| or ↳ PHIL 15H | Major World Religions - Honors |  |
| ↳ SIGN 202 | Cultures in the Deaf Community |  |
| ↳ THTR 10 | History of Theater Arts |  |
| **Area 3: Social Science** | |  |
| ↳ ANTH 5 | Cultural Anthropology |  |
| or ↳ ANTH 5H | Cultural Anthropology - Honors |  |
| ↳ COMM 7 | Intercultural Communication |  |
| or ↳ COMM 7H | Intercultural Communication - Honors |  |
| ↳ NF 28 | Cultural and Ethnic Foods |  |
| ↳ PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology |  |
| or ↳ PSYC C1000H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors |  |
| ↳ PSYC 15 | Introduction to Child Psychology |  |
| ↳ SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology |  |
| or ↳ SOC 1H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 2 | Contemporary Social Problems |  |
| or ↳ SOC 2H | Contemporary Social Problems - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 5 | Introduction to Criminology |  |
| or ↳ SOC 5H | Introduction to Criminology - Honors |  |
| **Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods** | |  |
| **Only one course from Area 4 may be used** | |  |
| ECON 17 | Applied Business Statistics | 3 |
| or PSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences |  |
| or SOC 23 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences |  |
| or STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics |  |
| or STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors |  |
| ↳ PSYC 3 | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology |  |
| or ↳ PSYC 3H | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 12 | Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences |  |
| **Area 5: Major Preparation** | |  |
| ↳ AABS 1 | Introduction to Black Studies |  |
| ↳ ANTH 30 | The Native American |  |
| ↳ APIS 1 | Introduction to Asian American Studies |  |
| ↳ CHIN 3 | Intermediate Chinese |  |
| ↳ COMM 7 | Intercultural Communication |  |
| or ↳ COMM 7H | Intercultural Communication - Honors |  |
| ↳ ETHS 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies |  |
| ↳ GEOG 2 | Human Geography |  |
| or ↳ GEOG 2H | Human Geography - Honors |  |
| ↳ GEOG 5 | World Geography: Introduction to Global Studies |  |
| ↳ HIST 4 | World History: Early Modern to the Present |  |
| or ↳ HIST 4H | World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 9 | History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders |  |
| ↳ HIST 30 | History of African Americans, 1619-1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 31 | History of African Americans, 1877- Present |  |
| ↳ HIST 35 | History of Africa |  |
| ↳ HIST 40 | History of Mexican Americans |  |
| ↳ JAPN 1 | Elementary Japanese |  |
| ↳ JAPN 3 | Intermediate Japanese |  |
| ↳ JAPN 4 | Continuing Intermediate Japanese |  |
| ↳ JOUR 107 | Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images |  |
| ↳ LCAS 1 | Introduction to Chicanx Studies |  |
| ↳ LIT 20 | African American Literature |  |
| ↳ LIT 25 | Contemporary Mexican American Literature |  |
| ↳ MUS 14A | World Music |  |
| ↳ MUS 14B | American Folk Music |  |
| ↳ NF 28 | Cultural and Ethnic Foods |  |
| ↳ POLS 2 | Comparative Politics |  |
| ↳ POLS 9 | International Relations |  |
| ↳ POLS 25 | Latino Politics in the United States |  |
| ↳ POLS 35 | African American/Black Politics |  |
| ↳ PSYC 25 | The Psychology of Women |  |
| ↳ SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology |  |
| or ↳ SOC 1H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 36 | Pacific Islands' and Asian American Communities |  |
| ↳ SPAN 1 | Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 1S | Spanish for the Spanish Speaking |  |
| ↳ SPAN 2 | Continuing Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 2S | Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking |  |
| ↳ SPAN 3 | Intermediate Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 4 | Continuing Intermediate Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 53 | Conversational Spanish |  |
| **Total Units for Major** | | 18-22 |
| **General Education (Cal-GETC) Units** | | 34 |
| **Total Units** | | 60 |

1. Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

### Outcomes

**Program Learning Outcomes**  
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