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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold

Degree: Certificate, Certificate

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LASLSTCERT

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate in socio-legal studies requires 15 credit hours with at least 12 credit hours completed at the upper-division level. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for a course to count toward the certificate.

Socio-Legal Studies Core (choose two)
JUS 303 Justice Theory (CIVI) JUS 308 Courts and Society (SOBE) JUS 360 / CRJ 350 Law and Social Control (CIVI) JUS 410 Punishment: Logic and Approach JUS 463 / CRJ 470 Discretionary Justice (SOBE) JUS 465 Death Penalty in the United States PHI 307 Philosophy of Law (AMIT) PHI 336 Social and Political Philosophy PHI 408 Feminist Ethics (HUAD) POS 315 The Supreme Court POS 465 International Organization and Law (GCSI) POS 471 Constitutional Law I (AMIT) POS 472 Constitutional Law II 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Interdisciplinary Electives
Interdisciplinary electives must be taken from at least two different academic disciplines. Any course listed below may count towards this requirement. Other courses can be approved by contacting the School of Social Transformation Advising.
AFR 215 / JUS 215 Bob Marley and Reggae: Lyrics of Resistance (GCSI) AFR 301 Race and Racism in Africa/African Diaspora (HUAD) AFR 304 / JUS 304 Islands of Globalization: Caribbean Politics and Political Economy AFR 420 / JUS 421 Race Ethnicity and Politics in the African Diaspora AFR 428 / JUS 428 Critical Race Theory CRJ 305 Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice (SOBE) CRJ 306 Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice (CIVI) JUS 329 Domestic Violence (SOBE) JUS 350 Immigration and Justice (SOBE) JUS 374 The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights JUS 422 / WST 422 Women, Law, and Social Control JUS 425 Race, Gender, and Justice (CIVI) JUS 430 Social Protest, Conflict, and Change (CIVI) JUS 432 Racial Justice (CIVI) JUS 467 Terrorism, War, and Justice (CIVI) JUS 469 Political Deviance and the Law JUS 470 Alternative Dispute Resolution JUS 484 / SST 484 Internship JUS 498 / SST 498 Topic: Research Apprenticeship POS 370 Law and Society (CIVI) POS 470 Law and the Political Order PSY 468 Psychology and Law SOC 340 Social Deviance SOC 445 Globalization, Development, and Resistance TCL 335 / HST 323 / AFR 335 Historical Studies in Race, Crime, and the Law TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AFR 301 Race and Racism in Africa/African Diaspora (HUAD) AFR 304 / JUS 304 Islands of Globalization: Caribbean Politics and Political Economy AFR 420 / JUS 421 Race Ethnicity and Politics in the African Diaspora AFR 428 / JUS 428 Critical Race Theory CRJ 305 Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice (SOBE) CRJ 306 Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice (CIVI) JUS 329 Domestic Violence (SOBE) JUS 350 Immigration and Justice (SOBE) JUS 374 The Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights JUS 422 / WST 422 Women, Law, and Social Control JUS 425 Race, Gender, and Justice (CIVI) JUS 430 Social Protest, Conflict, and Change (CIVI) JUS 432 Racial Justice (CIVI) JUS 467 Terrorism, War, and Justice (CIVI) JUS 469 Political Deviance and the Law JUS 470 Alternative Dispute Resolution JUS 484 / SST 484 Internship JUS 498 / SST 498 Topic: Research Apprenticeship POS 370 Law and Society (CIVI) POS 470 Law and the Political Order PSY 468 Psychology and Law SOC 340 Social Deviance SOC 445 Globalization, Development, and Resistance TCL 335 / HST 323 / AFR 335 Historical Studies in Race, Crime, and the Law TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.

Program Requirement

Socio-Legal Studies, Certificate

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