Codes and Dates

Current Effective Date 2025 Fall Semester
Curriculum Committee Approval: 10/07/2024
Board of Trustees Approval: 11/12/2024
Program Control Number 38602
Department: ETHST
Subject: (CLS) Chicano-Latino Studies
TOP Code 2201.60 - Social Justice: Chicano Studies

Description

Social Justice Studies was created as an "Area of Emphasis" Associates Degree for Transfer (ADT). This ADT includes Programs in Cultural or Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies, and is designed to give students a broad background in the histories of various racial and ethnic groups, and the contemporary challenges faced by these groups in our society. Social Justice is the basic principle that all members of a society are entitled to equal rights and opportunities, and Social Justice Studies seeks to examine existing inequities, particularly as they relate to race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. The Social Justice Studies ADT in Chicano Studies is designed to transfer into the CSU system, and can be used as the foundation for a Bachelor's Degree in the following areas: American Studies, Chicana and Chicano or Mexican American Studies, and Comparative Ethnic Studies. To earn the Associate in Arts in Social Justice for Transfer students must complete at least 60 required semester units of CSU-transferable coursework, including the Cal-GETC requirements, and at least 18 units within the major. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, including grades C (or 'P') or higher in each course taken to fulfill the major. Local graduation requirements are not required for the transfer degree. Students should consult with a counselor for more information on transfer requirements and university admission.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate academic preparedness for transfer to a four-year college.
2. Examine and appraise the intersections of race, class, gender, religion and other cultural indicators in issues of social justice in the United States.
3. Compare and contrast the primary goals of social justice movements of the 20th century and evaluate correlations to contemporary social justice movements.
4. Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills across disciplines as they relate to the Chicano-Latino community.
5. Acquire a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Chicano-Latino history, culture, arts, and socio-political issues.
6. Demonstrate a commitment to active citizenship, and develop leadership skills and an understanding of social justice principles and their application in order to promote positive social change in the Chicano-Latino community and the broader society.

Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses
9.0
CLS 11
Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies (Active)
3.0
ETHNST 10
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
WSTS 10
Changing Roles of Women (Active)
3.0
Select three (3) courses from at least two of the following areas:
9.0
Area 1: History or Government
0.0
CLS 29
History Of Mexico, Colonial to Contemporary Period (Active)
3.0
Area 2: Arts and Humanities
0.0
CLS 20
Chicano Art (Active)
3.0
CLS 21
Chicano Literature (Active)
3.0
Area 3: Social Science
0.0
CLS 12A
Mexican American History: From Mesoamerica to the Mexican American War (Active)
3.0
CLS 12B
Mexican American History: From the Mexican-American War to the Present (Active)
3.0
Area 4: Major Preparation
0.0
CLS 14
Sociology of the Mexican American Community (Historical)
3.0
Total: 18.0