Social Justice: African American Studies

The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Justice: African American/Black Studies is designed to prepare students who wish to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in the field of African American Studies at the CSUs. Some related majors include: Africana Studies, African American Studies, African and African-American Studies, Black Studies, and Ethnic Studies. African American Studies is an interdisciplinary field focused on specialized knowledge about the diverse and intersectional historical, contemporary, and cultural experiences related to African American and diasporic African communities. Drawing on the philosophical and intellectual foundations of African culture and people of African descent, students will develop critical thinking, research, socially engaged scholarship, and activist skills that can be applied toward various transformative justice and liberation movements of the community. Recipients of the Associate in Arts for Transfer degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing at a campus of the California State University system by completing 60 semester units that are transferable to the California State University, to include: The California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), a minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, grade "C" or better in all courses required for the major and general education, and earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, where a Pass is defined as a “C” or better.