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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Roadmap: B.A. in Social Sciences for Transfers

***FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS ***

By completing the following Roadmap, you will earn a BA in Social Sciences. Students should have completed a two-year Transfer with Associate’s Degree program, or a minimum of 60 units completing GE Areas A through E.

The Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences program is an interdepartmental degree program consisting of courses in the following disciplines: anthropology, communication studies, criminal justice, economics, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. Students select courses from any three of the above disciplines. The program offers a wide variety of courses dealing with human interaction in past and present society and acquaints students with contemporary social problems, their causes, and their potential solutions.

This Roadmap is a recommended advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

Third Year
Fall Semester
Course
Units
SSCI 3005 Research and Information Literacy   2
General Education Area UD-B 3
UD Emphasis 1 - Course 1 3
UD Emphasis 1 - Course 2 3
UD Emphasis 2 - Course 1 3
Total Units 14
Cumulative Total 14
Spring Semester
Course
Units
SSCI Methodology Requirement 3
Elective Units 3
General Education Area UD-C 3
UD Emphasis 2 - Course 2 3
UD Emphasis 3 - Course 1 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 29

Major Notes
*Select 3 disciplines and take specified prerequisites for the disciplines taken (units vary based on the discipline). The suggested list of courses is for students who have completed the appropriate prerequisites to the emphases. If you have not completed the prerequisites, please contact your academic advisor to develop your academic plan.
*Upper division courses selected from chosen disciplines.
*SSCI Methodology Requirement and UD Emphasis Courses (and their prerequisites) are listed in the Social Sciences academic catalog page.

G.E. Notes
*Some of the prerequisites can be used toward lower-division G.E. requirements. For example, ECON 2500 Principles of Macroeconomics also satisfies G.E. D2a.
*Any approved G.E. courses in F1, F2, and F3 - cannot be from chosen disciplines (9 units)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

Fourth Year

*Apply for Graduation
Fall Semester
Course
Units
WP Course 4
Elective Units 3
General Education Area UD-D 3
UD Emphasis 3 - Course 2 3

Choose one of the following courses:

 3
Total Units 16
Cumulative Total 45
Spring Semester
Course
Units
Elective Untis 3
UD Emphasis 2 - Course 3 3
UD Emphasis 3 - Course 3 3
UD Emphasis 1 - Course 1 3

Choose one of the following courses:

 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 60
  • If planning on credential program, take SSCI-4961.
  • If not planning on credential program, take SSCI-4960.
  • For additional dates and details to apply for graduation, visit the Graduation Website.