Social Justice Studies: General (AA-T Degree) · Mt. San Antonio College

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
orSOC 20H	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity - Honors
orSOC 110	Introduction to Social Justice
SOC 40	Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles
orSOC 40H	Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles - Honors
orSOC 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
orCOMM 7H	Intercultural Communication - Honors
ETHS 1	Introduction to Ethnic Studies
GEOG 2	Human Geography
orGEOG 2H	Human Geography - Honors
GEOG 5	World Geography: Introduction to Global Studies
HIST 4	World History: Early Modern to the Present
orHIST 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
orSOC 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
orHIST C1001H	United States History to 1877 - Honors
HIST C1002	United States History since 1865
orHIST 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
orHIST 10H	History of Asia from Pre-History to Early Modern - Honors
HIST 11	History of Early Modern to Modern Asia
orHIST 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
orPOLS 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
orARTH 11H	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors
ARTH 12	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture
orARTH 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
orPHIL 5H	Introduction to Philosophy - Honors
PHIL 15	Major World Religions
orPHIL 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
orANTH 5H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors
COMM 7	Intercultural Communication
orCOMM 7H	Intercultural Communication - Honors
NF 28	Cultural and Ethnic Foods
PSYC C1000	Introduction to Psychology
orPSYC C1000H	Introduction to Psychology - Honors
PSYC 15	Introduction to Child Psychology
SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology
orSOC 1H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors
SOC 2	Contemporary Social Problems
orSOC 2H	Contemporary Social Problems - Honors
SOC 5	Introduction to Criminology
orSOC 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
orPSYC 10	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
orSOC 23	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences
orSTAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics
orSTAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics - Honors
PSYC 3	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
orPSYC 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
orCOMM 7H	Intercultural Communication - Honors
ETHS 1	Introduction to Ethnic Studies
GEOG 2	Human Geography
orGEOG 2H	Human Geography - Honors
GEOG 5	World Geography: Introduction to Global Studies
HIST 4	World History: Early Modern to the Present
orHIST 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
orSOC 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

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

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