Program Map

Social Justice Studies, Gender Studies - Associate in Arts for Transfer

Award Type: Associate in Arts for Transfer
Effective Date: Fall 2024
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
Description:

The AA-T in Social Justice Studies: Gender Studies is designed for prospective California State University (CSU) transfer students who are preparing for careers in Women and Gender Studies and related fields. Completion of the Social Justice Studies: Gender Studies Transfer degree will provide a streamlined pathway for transfer to a CSU campus with a Women and Gender Studies or similar major.

Examples of CSU majors include American Studies, Gender Studies, Liberal Studies w/ option in Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture & Society, Sociology - Concentration in Race, Class, and Gender, Sociology with Inequalities and Diversity Option, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Women's Studies.

Students should consult with a counselor to determine whether or not this degree is the best option for their transfer goals. GE requirements should be selected carefully based on the intended transfer institution; please see a counselor for details if you are pursuing transfer to the UC system.

What can I do with this Major?

A degree in Gender Studies can lead towards any of the following career pathways, including:

  • Education
  • Law
  • Social Work
  • Immigrant Rights
  • Civil Rights
  • Journalism
  • Public Health
  • Community and Union Organizing
  • Non-profit/social justice work
  • Government
  • Public Policy
  • Community Development/Urban Planning
  • International Relations.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
14 units
SOCI 6
Introduction to Gender (Active)
3.0
SOCI 7 or ES 7 (Choose one)
 
3.0
ES 7
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
SOCI 7
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Active)
3.0
English 1- Critical Reading and Composition
 
GE
4.0
Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course. PSY 5 is recommended and also counts towards the major under Area 4.
 
4.0
Semester 2
 
16 units
SOCI 3
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity (Active)
3.0
Options Course #1
 
3.0
Select one course from Area 1, 2 or 3
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
4.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Semester 3
 
15 units
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Options Course #2
 
3.0
Select one course from Area 1, 2 or 3 below
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Semester 4
 
15 units
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
3.0
Options Course #3
 
3.0
Select one course from Areas 1, 2 or 3 below
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Options Courses
 

Electives: Select three courses from at least two of the following areas (only one course from Area 4 may be used)

35 units
Area 1: History or Government
 
HIS 48
U. S. Women's History Through Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
HIS 49
U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
POSC 35
Politics of Race and Gender: History, Governance, and Public Policy (Historical)
3.0
Area 2: Arts and Humanities
 
ENGL 31
Introduction to Queer Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 32
U.S. Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
Area 3: Social Science
 
ANTH 6
Anthropology of Sex and Gender (Historical)
3.0
COMM 12
Gender, Sexual Identity, and Communication (Historical)
3.0
SOCI 4
Marriage and Family Relations (Active)
3.0
Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods (3 units)
 
PSY 5
Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Historical)
4.0
STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics (Active)
4.0
SOCI 5
Introduction to Social Research Methods (Active)
3.0

Note: only one course from Area 4 may be used

Total Units: 60.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.