This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
All lower division GE completed. Requirements with completion of an AA-T in Law, Public Policy and Society as listed below.
Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.
Transfer Year 1: First Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CJS 302 or CJS 101** | 3 |
| CJS 270 (If not completed prior to transfer) | 3 |
| CJS 340 | 3 |
| CJS 360* | 3 |
| GEOG 206/L (If not completed prior to transfer) or CJS 280*** | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 1: Second Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CJS 310 | 3 |
| CJS 320 | 3 |
| CJS 350 | 3 |
| GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| GEOG 306/L or CJS 380/L *** | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: First Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CJS 460 | 3 |
| Cross-Cultural/Cross-National Criminology and Justice – One from: AIS 304, CJS 328, CJS 338, CJS 418, CJS 438, CJS 448 | 3 |
| Criminology – Two from (At least one of two required Criminology courses must come from CJS): CJS 328****, CJS 338****, CJS 402, CJS 418****, CJS 422, CJS 432, CJS 448***, CJS 452AA-ZZ, GWS 370 | 3/3 |
| Upper Division GE from Section C or Section F | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: Second Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Victimization – One from: CJS 326 or CJS 446 or CJS 456 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice: Two from (At least one of two required Criminal Justice courses must come from CJS): AIS 304****, CJS 334, CJS 344, CJS 438****, CJS 444, CJS 448****, CJS 454AA-ZZ, LING 310, POLS 426, POLS 450, POLS 455, POLS 457B, PSY 443, SOC 434 | 3/3 |
| One from: CJS 410CS, CJS 480, CJS 494A-E/AA-EE, POLS 494J/A | 3 |
| Upper Division GE from Section D or Section F | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Total units after transfer | 60 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
The bachelor’s degree requires a minimum 40 upper division units, and 120 total units overall.
*Students completing this requirement in Fall 2025 or later should enroll in CJS 260.
**If a CJS 101 equivalent course was completed prior to transfer, students may take CJS 310 in the first semester instead of in the second semester.
***One set of methods courses: Either CJS 280 and CJS 380/L, or GEOG 206/L and GEOG 306/L
****Course will count in only one CJS program category.