The Associate Degree for Transfer in Social Justice illuminates the larger contexts of how concepts of justice arise and evolve through historical processes and cultural, political, and religious institutionalization. In addition, this degree also explores critical social issues related to human rights, labor, gender, race, class, religion, education, ethnicity and sexual orientation at a national and global level. It further details those being deprived of the formal mandates of social justice and how this marginalization needs to be addressed. This degree is interdisciplinary as a variety of social sciences courses and courses from other divisions make up its content. Competencies for this degree will be assessed through the evaluation of student term papers, projects, essays, and regularly scheduled examinations.
The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing the AA-T are given priority consideration for admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. In order to earn an AA-T degree, students must complete:
1. Completion of 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University.
2. The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education - Breadth Requirements.
3. A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
4. Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.5.A grade of “C” (or “P”) or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.
Students who have completed the AA-T will have a strong academic foundation in the field and will be prepared for upper division baccalaureate study at the university. The coursework will satisfy most of the lower-division requirements at many institutions within the California State University system. Students transferring to a UC, private, or out-of-state university should consult with an El Camino College counselor when planning to complete the degree since transfer requirements may be slightly different than those required for the AA-T.
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