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. 6 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 ¹	4
Elective Requirement – See List ²		3
GE Area A: Written English Communication II (A4)		3
or University Elective if A4 met in transfer
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences		3
US History		3
or University Elective if US History met before transfer
	Units	16
Second Semester
C J 323GW or C J 330GW	Ethics in Criminal Justice - GWAR or Research Methods in Criminal Justice-GWAR	3-4
Elective Requirement – See List – Take Two ²		6
U.S. and California Government		3
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer
University Elective		3
	Units	16
Third Semester
Elective Requirement – See List – Take Two ²		6
University Elective – Take Two		6
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities		3
	Units	15
Fourth Semester
C J 680	Field Course in Criminal Justice	4
Elective Requirement – See List ²		3
University Elective		3
University Elective		3
	Units	13
	Total Units	60

C J 300 also satisfies GE Area UD–D: Upper Division Social Sciences.

Criminal Justice Studies Electives (18-26 units)
Select any 6 courses from the lists below

Administration of Justice

C J 340 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 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)

PSY 475 Psychology of Policing (3 units)

SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (3 units)

Crime and Delinquency

C J 401 Criminal Profiling (3 units)

C J 405 Organized Crime (3 units)

C J 471 Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice (3 units)

C J 515 Extremism as Crime (3 units)

C J 520 Construction of Crime and Justice (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)

I R 361 Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare (4 units)

LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units)

C J 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units)

PHIL 378 Philosophy of Criminal Law (3 units)

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

SOC 451 Criminological Theory (4 units)

SOC 452 Juvenile Justice (4 units)

Legal Studies

AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community (3 units)

AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens (3 units)
AIS 330 American Indian Law (3 units)

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 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)

PHIL 375 Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. (3 units)

HIST 470 The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (3 units)

HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution since 1896 (3 units)

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

PHIL 335 Law and Society (3 units)

PHIL 379 Philosophy of Constitutional Interpretation (3 units)

PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law (3 units)

PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4 units)

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)

AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History (3 units)

COMM 503 Gender and Communication (4 units)

COMM 525 Sexual Identity and Communication (4 units)

COMM 531 Conflict Resolution (4 units)

COMM 541 Critical Approaches to Culture and Communication (4 units)

COMM 543 Dialogues Across Differences (4 units)

HIST 462 Making Whites: Race-making in America (3 units)

HIST 465 American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present (3 units)

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

LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units)

PHIL 455 Sex and the Law (3 units)

PLSI 464 Race and American Politics (4 units)

PLSI 512 Urban Politics and Community Power (4 units)

PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3 units)

RRS 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender and Nation (3 units)

RRS 571 Women, Class, and Race (3 units)

SXS 455 Sex, Power and Politics (3 units)
WGS 513 Gender, War and Militarism (3 units)

WGS 514 Women and the Prison Industrial Complex (3 units)

WGS 554 Gender and Global Migration (3 units)

WGS 570 Women, Gender, Policy, and Justice (3 units)

To Do at SF State:

Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 40 units minimum at the upper division level; to include the following:

University-Wide Requirements: 6–15 Units

ENG 214 or equivalent A4 course (0–3 units) if not taken before transfer
American Institutions (0–6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer
Upper Division GE (6 units): C J 300 satisfies both a major requirement and UD GE (D). See grid above.
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 ADT to be applied 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: 12 or More Units

Depends 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 in order to meet the minimum 40-unit requirement.

Electives
I. Administration of Justice

Course List
Code	Title	Units
C J 340/I R 341	Comparative Criminal Justice	4
C J 400	Police and Public Policy	3
C J 450	Jails and Prisons	3
C J 451	The Architecture of Incarceration	3
C J 460	Community Corrections and Sentencing	3
C J 475	Intervention Policies in Juvenile Justice	3
C J 480	California Corrections System	3
C J 525	Global Restorative Justice and Corrections	3
C J 530	Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity	3
I R 360	Intelligence and Intelligence Agencies	4
PLSI 478	Judicial Process	4
PSY 475	Psychology of Policing	3
SOC 455	Punishment and Social Control	3

II. Crime and Delinquency

Course List
Code	Title	Units
C J 401	Criminal Profiling	3
C J 405	Organized Crime	3
C J 471	Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice	3
C J 515	Extremism as Crime	3
C J 520	Construction of Crime and Justice	3
C J 550	School Violence and Discipline	3
C J 570	Urban Violence	3
C J 600	Youth Gangs in Community Context	3
C J 605	Criminalization of Gender and Sexuality	3
COMM 571	The Rhetoric of Terrorism	4
COMM 573	The Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment	4
ECON 515	Economics of Crime and Justice	3
I R 361/C J 461	Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare	4
LTNS 430/C J 435	Race, Crime, and Justice	3
LTNS/C J 485	Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice	3
PHIL 378	Philosophy of Criminal Law	3
SOC 362	The Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity	4
SOC 451/C J 452	Criminological Theory	4
SOC 452/C J 470	Juvenile Justice	4

III. Legal Studies

Course List
Code	Title	Units
AFRS 375	Law and the Black Community	3
AFRS 376	Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens	3
C J 335	Legal Writing and Research	4
C J 501	Criminal Law	3
C J 502	Criminal Procedure	3
C J 505/I R 332	International Criminal Law	4
COMM 564	Issues in Free Speech	4
COUN 630	Legal Center Training I	3
COUN 631	Legal Center Training II	3
ECON 516	Law and Economics	3
GPS/PHIL 375	Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S.	3
HIST 470	The U.S. Constitution to 1896	3
HIST 471	The U.S. Constitution since 1896	3
LABR 650	Labor Law: An Introduction and Overview	3
PHIL 335	Law and Society	3
PHIL 379	Philosophy of Constitutional Interpretation	3
PHIL 380	Philosophy of Law	3
PLSI 552	Individual Rights and the Constitution	4
PSY 472	Introduction to Legal Psychology	3
SOC 457	Sociology of Law	4

IV. Working with Diverse Communities

Course List
Code	Title	Units
AA S 595	Asian American Communities and Public Policy	3
AIS 460	Power and Politics in American Indian History	3
COMM 503	Gender and Communication	4
COMM 525	Sexual Identity and Communication	4
COMM 531	Conflict Resolution	4
COMM 541	Critical Approaches to Culture and Communication	4
COMM 543	Dialogues Across Differences	4
HIST 462/RRS 670	Making Whites: Race-making in America	3
HIST 465	American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present	3
LTNS 415	Economic Progress of Latinos in the U.S.	3
LTNS 470	Latina/o Immigration to the U.S.	3
PHIL 455/SXS 569	Sex and the Law	3
PLSI 464	Race and American Politics	4
PLSI/USP 512	Urban Politics and Community Power	4
PSY 547	Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution	3
RRS/SOC 330	Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender and Nation	3
RRS 571	Women, Class, and Race	3
SXS 455	Sex, Power and Politics	3
WGS 514	Women and the Prison Industrial Complex	3
WGS 554	Gender and Global Migration	3
WGS 570	Women, Gender, Policy, and Justice	3