Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies – SOC Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AA-T in Sociology. 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.
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 AA-T in Sociology 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: 30-34 units
Six units from the AS-T to be applied to Electives – see a department advisor.
- Core Courses (18 units)
- Electives (12-16 units)
University Electives: 18 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., UD GE and the major. Upper-division electives recommended to meet the minimum 30-unit requirement.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| C J 200 | Construction of Crime and Justice (Major Core) | 3 |
| C J 230 | Crime, Data, and Analysis (Major Core, D1) | 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 |
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| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) | 4 |
| C J 330 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice Studies Activity (Major Core) | 1 |
| C J 330GW | Research Methods in Criminal Justice - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if US/CA Government met before transfer |
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| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Power and Inequality Elective - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Law and Administration Elective - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| 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 (6-8 units) - Take Two 1 | 6 | |
| University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units total)
Power and Inequality (3 units)
Select One:
C J 435/LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 485/LTNS 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (3 units)
C J 605 Criminalization of Gender and Sexuality (3 units)Criminal Justice Law and Administration (3 units)
Select One:
C J 400 Police and Public Policy (3 units)
C J 450 Jails and Prisons (3 units)
C J 480 California Corrections System (3 units)
C J 501 Criminal Law (3 units)
C J 502 Criminal Procedure (3 units)Two Additional Criminal Justice Studies Electives (6-8 units)
Other upper-division C J courses in addition to those listed below can be used as electives. Select Two:
AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community (3 units) (USG/CSLG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens (3 units) (USG/CSLG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AIS 330 American Indian Law (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)
COMM 564 Issues in Free Speech (4 units)
COMM 571 The Rhetoric of Terrorism (4 units)
COMM 573 The Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment (4 units)
COUN 630 Legal Center Training I (3 units)
COUN 631 Legal Center Training II (3 units)
C J 306/I R 306 Crisis in Central America: U.S. Policy and the Root Causes of Chaos (4 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
C J 320 Literature in Criminal Justice - Crime Control, Due Process, and Class Justice (3 units)
C J 323 Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 units)
C J 335 Legal Writing and Research (4 units)
C J 340/I R 341 Comparative Criminal Justice (4 units)
C J 400 Police and Public Policy (3 units)
C J 401 Criminal Profiling (3 units)
C J 405 Organized Crime (3 units)
C J 410 Crime Scene Investigation (3 units)
C J 420 Introduction to Forensic Science (3 units) (UD-B)
C J 435/LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 450 Jails and Prisons (3 units)
C J 451 The Architecture of Incarceration (3 units)
C J 452/SOC 451 Criminological Theory (4 units)
C J 460 Community Corrections and Sentencing (3 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 475 Intervention Policies in Juvenile Justice (3 units)
C J 480 California Corrections System (3 units)
C J 485/LTNS 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 490 Immigration, Criminalization, and Justice (3 units)
C J 501 Criminal Law (3 units)
C J 502 Criminal Procedure (3 units)
C J 510/SOC 510
C J 511/SOC 511/USP 511 Critical Analysis of Re-entry and Housing (3 units)
C J 515 Extremism as Crime (3 units)
C J 525 Global Restorative Justice and Corrections (3 units)
C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (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)
HIST 465 American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present (3 units) (UD-C, USH, AERM, GP, SJ)
HIST 470 The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, USG/CSLG, USH AERM, SJ)
HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, USG/CSLG, USH AERM, SJ)
HIST 472 The Supreme Court and Social Change in U.S. History (3 units)
I R 259 Children and Youth in International Relations (4 units) (E, GP, SJ)
I R 334/IBUS 334 International Organizations: New World Order (4 units)
I R 360/C J 360 Intelligence and Intelligence Agencies (4 units)
I R 362/C J 362/PLSI 362 The Making of US Foreign Policy (4 units) (GP)
I R 436/PHIL 435 Human Rights in Global Perspective (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
I R 453 Women and Media in International Relations (4 units)
I R 459/PLSI 459 Refugees in Global Perspective (4 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LTNS 415 Latina/o Economic Empowerment (3 units) (F)
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
PHIL 335 Law and Society (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
PHIL 378 Philosophy of Criminal Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PLSI 478 Judicial Process (4 units) (SJ)
PLSI 512/USP 512 Urban Politics and Community Power (4 units)
PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4 units) (SJ)
PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology (3 units)
PSY 475 Psychology of Policing (3 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, Race, and Class (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, GP, SJ)
SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (3 units)
SXS 455 Sex, Power, and Politics (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
SXS 569/PHIL 455 Sex and the Law (3 units) (UD-C, 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)