# Social Justice Studies: LGBTQ Studies (Associate in Arts for Transfer)

Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Sociology

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**Award Type:** Associate in Arts for Transfer

The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice Studies: LGBT Studies offers students a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer identities, culture, art, literature, politics, history and society in the United States and across cultures. Students will incorporate queer theory, theories of race and ethnicity, and feminist theory, to examine, analyze and compare social and political movements, and consider the ways that we currently understand and have historically understood various constructions of sexuality, gender identity and behavior depending upon historic time and global location. The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice Studies: LGBT Studies will prepare students to move into the California State University (CSU) system to pursue a baccalaureate degree related to LGBT Studies such as Gender Studies and Queer Studies.

**Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements**

Completion of 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to a California State University, including the following:

1.  Completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).
2.  A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district.
3.  Obtainment of an overall minimum grade point average of 2.0.
4.  Minimum grade of C (or P grade if taken on a pass/no pass basis) for each course in the major.

The following Allan Hancock College graduation requirements will not be required: Health and Wellness, Multicultural Gender Studies and Allan Hancock College General Education.

**The graduate of the Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice Studies: LGBTQ Studies will:**

1.  Research how theoretical perspectives and critical theories on social justice inform the social, political, economic, historical and cultural circumstances surrounding justice as they relate to gender, sexuality and race as well as other intersectional aspects of life in society.
2.  Define and analyze power and oppression to better understand how they operate at the individual, cultural and institutional levels
3.  Explain how intersectional formations of social identity reflecting various levels of power and privilege impact social justice at the individual, cultural and institutional levels.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **A major of 19 units is required for the degree.** | |  |
| **Required core courses (16 units):** | | 16 |
| LGBT 101 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | 3 |
| LGBT 102 | LGBTQ Communities, Family and Education in the 21st Century | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Marriage & Family | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Racial and Ethnic Groups | 3 |
| **Select one course from the following (3 units):** | | 3 |
| PSY 112 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| SOCI C1000 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Social Problems | 3 |
| **Electives** | | 13 |
| **Elective units required for Social Justice Studies: LGBTQ Studies AA-T: 13** | |  |
| **General Education** | | 28 |
| **Complete the following: California - General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC): 34 units (All courses must be UC transferable) Double Counting: Total units that may be doubled counted for the major and general education requirements: 6 units. Complete additional CSU transferable courses as needed to achieve 60 units required for the degree: 13 units. Visit myHancock and select the DegreeWorks icon to view Cal-GETC general education and transferable courses.** | |  |
| **Total** | | **60** |