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Social Justice Studies: Ethnic Studies Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree

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The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice Studies: Ethnic Studies is a transfer degree that prepares students who are interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Ethnic Studies. Students could move on to study majors that may include the following: African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano/Chicana Studies, Ethnic Studies, and/or Latin American Studies. Ethnic Studies is an inter-disciplinary study that explores the ways that ethnicity, race, and racism shape the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the United States. This discipline draws from the perspectives of other fields, such as Sociology, Anthropology, History, Education, Music, Art, and Literature to offer courses that present a diversity of topics.

This discipline celebrates the uniqueness of each experience, as well as addresses the larger power dynamic which has been maintained as a barrier to social change. These courses identify the “place” where various peoples have come from and the challenges they have faced when told to stay “in their place.” By engaging in topics such as racism and racialization, heteronormativity, ethno-centrism, and white supremacy, students will develop critical thinking skills to challenge these issues in a diverse world. This degree is designed to inspire students to take an active role in bettering our community with the goal of social, economic, legal, and political equality.   

Students with a degree in Ethnic Studies move on to become teachers, social workers, professors, lawyers, politicians, community organizers and activists, union organizers, public policy and health officials, and to become critical workers for non-profit and profit organizations.   

The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or the Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing these degrees (AA-T or AS-T) are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. In order to earn this Social Justice: Ethnic Studies AA-T degree, students must:

  • completion of the following major requirements with a minimum grade of "C" (or "P");
  • completion of a minimum of 60 CSU transferable semester units with a grade point average of at least 2.0; and
  • certified completion of the CSU General Education-Breadth (CSU-GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for CSU, which requires a minimum of 39 units.

It is highly recommended that students complete courses that satisfy the U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals requirement as part of CSU-GE or IGETC before transferring to a CSU.
Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution and major in Social Justice Studies should consult with a counselor regarding the transfer process and lower division requirements.

Course List
Code Title Units
Required Courses: (9 units)
HIST 137Experiences of Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. History3
or ETHS 141 Race and Ethnic Relations
or ETHS 141H Race and Ethnic Relations - Honors
or SOC 141 Race and Ethnic Relations
or SOC 141H Race and Ethnic Relations - Honors
HIST 185Women in United States History3
or SOC 145 Sociology of Gender
SOC 120Health and Social Justice3
List A - Three courses from at least two of the following areas: (9 units)
Note: only one course from Area 4 may be used.
Area 1 - History or Government:
ETHS 107Native American Experiences in U.S. History3
or ETHS 107H Native American Experiences in U.S. History - Honors
or HIST 107 Native American Experiences in U.S. History
or HIST 107H Native American Experiences in U.S. History - Honors
HIST 138The African American Experience in U.S. History to 18773
HIST 139The African American Experience in U.S. History From 18773
HIST 140Chicano Experiences in U.S. History3
or HIST 140H Chicano Experiences in U.S. History - Honors
HIST 150Introduction to Latin American History3
Area 2 - Arts and Humanities:
ANTHRO 108Introduction to Native American Studies3
or ETHS 108 Introduction to Native American Studies
ENGL 161Women Writers3
ENGL 163Chicana/o Literature3
or ETHS 163 Chicana/o Literature
ENGL 165African-American Literature3
or ETHS 165 African-American Literature
MUS 108History of Hip Hop Music3
Area 3 - Social Sciences:
ANTHRO 102Cultural Anthropology3
or ANTHRO 102H Cultural Anthropology - Honors
ANTHRO 125Language and Culture3
Area 4 - Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods:
MATH 108Introduction to Probability and Statistics4
or MATH 108H Introduction to Probability and Statistics - Honors
or PSYCH 105 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or PSYCH 201 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
Area 5 - Major Preparation:
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology3
or SOC 100H Introduction to Sociology - Honors
Course List
Code Title Units
Major Total18-19
Total Units that may be Double-Counted12
General Education (CSU-GE or IGETC) Units37-39
Elective (CSU Transferable) Units15-16
Total Units60

See Section on Degree, Certificate, and Transfer Information for additional information on the Associate Degrees for Transfer. 

To earn an SBVC Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) students must complete one of the following  general education patterns:

CSU GE requirements

IGETC requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this program, students will be able to: 

  1. Critically evaluate the impact of the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality in American society.
  2. Analyze the impact that Eurocentrism, ethno-centrism, racialization, and white supremacy has had and continues to have on Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, and Chicano/a and Latinx communities.  
  3. Assess the success and identify barriers to resistance movements, self-determination, and traditional cultural movements within non-white communities in the United States.
  4. Develop strategies and employ plans for empowering people to pursue social justice for all groups that are unfairly oppressed in our current society.
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