Four-Year Plan: Social Justice Studies

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Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2023-2024

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Writing major in four years or eight semesters.

Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as these plans do not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
Math, English, and Reading placement is primarily determined by high school performance and confirmed by on-site assessment.
- If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.
All courses listed are three semester hours unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page or course descriptions for additional information about this major and requirements to degree.

First Year

Fall Semester (16 semester hours)

GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking
SJS 100 - Justice, Community, and Service (Distributional Study #1)
Distributional Study #2
Elective

Spring Semester (13 semester hours)

DVS 150 - Diversity and Social Justice (Distributional Study #3)
EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research
MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning OR MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra
Distributional Study #4

Second Year

Fall Semester (15 semester hours)

NPO 140 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
REL 230 - Christian Faith and Social Justice (Distributional Study #5)
GEN 3XX - Core II
Elective
Elective

Spring Semester (16 semester hours)

EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)
EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours) (3-6 semester hours)
Distributional Study #6
Elective (3-6 semester hours depending on semester hour amount of EXP 390 )
Elective

Third Year

Fall Semester (16 semester hours)

EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
SJS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (1-12 semester hours) (3 semester hours)
Twelve (12) semester hours from four of the Social Justice Studies elective course options*
Elective
SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations

Spring Semester (16 semester hours)

SJS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (1-12 semester hours) (4 semester hours)
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI)
Twelve (12) semester hours from four of the Social Justice Studies elective course options*
Elective
Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Semester (15 semester hours)

SJS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (1-12 semester hours) (3 semester hours)
SJS 450 - Working for a Just World (WI)
Twelve (12) semester hours from four of the Social Justice Studies elective course options*
Elective
Elective

Spring Semester (14 semester hours)

SJS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Social Justice (1-12 semester hours) (4 semester hours)
SJS 490 - Social Justice Initiative (1 semester hour)
Distributional Study #7
Elective
Elective

Total

Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 121

Note

* Complete twelve (12) semester hours from four of the following Social Justice Studies elective course options: COM 220 , COM 331 , COM 332 , CRJ 370 , CRJ 450 , DVS 480 , DVS 490 , ENG 225 , ENG 250 , HIS 250 /HIS 450 , HIS 255 /HIS 455 , HIS 362 , HIS 372 , NPO 330 , PHI 232 , PSY 306 /SOC 306 , REL 111 , REL 122 , REL 361 , SOC 342 .