Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies – AJ Associate Degree for Transfer Roadmap

This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AS-T in Administration of Justice. Six units in the major (Electives) and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Units
C J 300	Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Major Foundation, UD-D, SJ)	4
Criminal Justice Studies Electives (24-32 units) - Take One ¹		3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences		3
US History		3
or University Elective if US History met before transfer
University Elective		3
	Units	16
Second Semester
Select One (Major Foundation):		3-4
C J 323GW	Ethics in Criminal Justice - GWAR
C J 330GW	Research Methods in Criminal Justice - GWAR
Criminal Justice Studies Electives (24-32 units) - Take Two ¹		6
U.S. and California Government		3
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer
University Elective		3
	Units	15
Third Semester
Criminal Justice Studies Electives (24-32 units) - Take Two ¹		6
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities		3
University Elective – Take Two		6
	Units	15
Fourth Semester
C J 680	Field Course in Criminal Justice (Major Culminating Experience)	4
Criminal Justice Studies Electives (24-32 units) - Take One ¹		3
University Elective - Take Two		7
	Units	14
	Total Units	60

Criminal Justice Studies Electives (24-32 units)
Select any six courses from the lists below

Administration of Justice

C J 340/I R 341 Comparative Criminal Justice (4 units)

C J 400 Police and Public Policy (3 units)

C J 450 Jails and Prisons (3 units)

C J 451 The Architecture of Incarceration (3 units)

C J 460 Community Corrections and Sentencing (3 units)

C J 475 Intervention Policies in Juvenile Justice (3 units)

C J 480 California Corrections System (3 units)
C J 490 Immigration, Criminalization, and Justice (3 units)
C J 510/SOC 510 Analysis of the Felon in Society (3 units)

C J 525 Global Restorative Justice and Corrections (3 units)

C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (3 units)

I R 360 Intelligence and Intelligence Agencies (4 units)

PLSI 478 Judicial Process (4 units) (SJ)

PSY 475 Psychology of Policing (3 units)

SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (3 units)

Crime and Delinquency

C J 200 Construction of Crime and Justice (3 units)

C J 401 Criminal Profiling (3 units)

C J 405 Organized Crime (3 units)
C J 435/LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 452/SOC 451 Criminological Theory (4 units)
C J 461/I R 361 Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare (4 units)
C J 470/SOC 452 Juvenile Justice (4 units)

C J 471 Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice (3 units)
C J 485/LTNS 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)

C J 515 Extremism as Crime (3 units)

C J 535 Alternatives to Criminalization (3 units)

C J 550 School Violence and Discipline (3 units)

C J 570 Urban Violence (3 units)

C J 600 Youth Gangs in Community Context (3 units)

C J 605 Criminalization of Gender and Sexuality (3 units)

COMM 571 The Rhetoric of Terrorism (4 units)

COMM 573 The Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment (4 units)

ECON 515 Economics of Crime and Justice (3 units)

PHIL 378 Philosophy of Criminal Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)

SOC 362 The Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (4 units)

Legal Studies

AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community (3 units) (USG, CSLG, AERM, SJ)

AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens (3 units) (USG,
CSLG, AERM, SJ)
AIS 330 American Indian Law (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

C J 335 Legal Writing and Research (4 units)

C J 501 Criminal Law (3 units)

C J 502 Criminal Procedure (3 units)

C J 505/I R 332 International Criminal Law (4 units)

COMM 564 Issues in Free Speech (4 units)

COUN 630 Legal Center Training I (3 units)

COUN 631 Legal Center Training II (3 units)

ECON 516 Law and Economics (3 units)

GPS 375/PHIL 375 Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)

HIST 470 The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, CSLG, USH, AERM, SJ)

HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, CSLG, USH, AERM, SJ)

LABR 650 Labor Law: An Introduction and Overview (3 units)

PHIL 335 Law and Society (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

PHIL 379 Philosophy of Constitutional Interpretation (3 units)

PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)

PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4 units) (SJ)

PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology (3 units)

SOC 457 Sociology of Law (4 units)

Working with Diverse Communities

AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History (3 units) (UD-D, USH, AERM, SJ)

COMM 503 Gender and Communication (4 units)

COMM 525 Sexualities and Communication (4 units)

COMM 531 Conflict Resolution (4 units) (UD-D)

COMM 541 Critical Approaches to Culture and Communication (4 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)

COMM 543 Dialogues Across Differences (4 units)

HIST 465 American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present (3 units) (UD-C, USH, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 415 Economic Progress of Latinos in the U.S. (3 units)

LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

PHIL 455/SXS 569 Sex and the Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)

PLSI 464 Race and American Politics (4 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

PLSI 412/USP 512 Urban Politics and Community Power (4 units)

PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3 units)

RRS 330/SOC 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender and Nation (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

RRS 571 Women, Class, and Race (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, ES, GP, SJ)

SXS 455 Sex, Power, and Politics (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
WGS 513 Gender, War, and Militarism (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)

WGS 514 Women and the Prison Industrial Complex (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

WGS 554 Gender and Global Migration (3 units)

To Do at SF State:

Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:

University-Wide Requirements: 9-15 Units

American Institutions (0–6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer.
Upper-Division GE (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
Students entering the major with the AS-T in Administration of Justice are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
Complementary Studies: Consult with a department advisor on how transfer units and/or SF State units can be applied to ensure degree completion within 60 units.

Criminal Justice Major: 29–36 Units

Six units from the AS-T can apply to Electives – see a department advisor.

Foundation Courses (7–8 units)
Electives (18–24) – select any six courses from (I) Administration of Justice; (II) Crime and Delinquency; (III) Legal Studies; or (IV) Working with Diverse Communities
Culminating Experience (4 units)

University Electives: 18 or More Units

Depending on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g., in both UD GE and in the major. Upper-division electives recommended to meet the minimum 40-unit requirement.