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  "college": "victor-valley-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Sociology",
  "id": "sociology--social-justice-studies-aat",
  "name": "Social Justice Studies: General",
  "award": "AA-T",
  "department": "sociology",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.vvc.edu/degrees-certificates/sociology/social-justice-studies-aat/",
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      "markdown": "**State Control Number:** 42712  \n**Program Code:** SJS.CALGETC.AA-T  \n**Approved for Federal Financial Aid:** Yes\n\nThe 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."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements\n\nTo earn this degree complete the major coursework listed here with “C” grades or higher and the following graduation requirements:\n\n-   60 CSU transferable units;\n-   the Cal-GETC pattern; and\n-   2.0 minimum overall CSU GPA.\n\nCourses 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."
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Core:",
          "units": "9.0"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select one course:"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 107",
          "title": "Introduction to Race and Ethnicity",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 111",
          "title": "Introduction to Social Justice",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select one course:"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST 155",
          "title": "Women in U.S. History",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 109",
          "title": "Introduction to Gender",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select one course:"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ETH 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Chicana/O Studies",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ETH 102",
          "title": "Introduction to African American Studies",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "List A:",
          "units": "9.0-10.0"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "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."
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 1: History or Government courses"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST C1001",
          "title": "United States History to 1877",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST C1002",
          "title": "United States History Since 1865",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST 153",
          "title": "African American History",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "POLS C1000",
          "title": "American Government and Politics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 2: Arts and Humanities courses"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CMST 105",
          "title": "Intercultural Communication",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "KIN 103",
          "title": "History and Appreciation of Dance",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUSC 100",
          "title": "Introduction to Music",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "TA 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Theatre",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 3: Social Science courses"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GEOG 102",
          "title": "Introduction to Cultural Geography",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 102",
          "title": "Social Problems",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 112",
          "title": "Introduction to Disability Studies",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 130",
          "title": "Introduction to LGBTQ Studies",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 215",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC 217",
          "title": "Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 217",
          "title": "Introduction to Social Science Research Methods",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "STAT C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Statistics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Area 5: Major preparation"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ANTH 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Physical Anthropology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "GEOG 104",
          "title": "World Regional Geography",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST 130",
          "title": "Latin American History to 1822",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST 131",
          "title": "Latin American History From 1822",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SOC 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "18-19"
        }
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