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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LASOTCERT

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate in social transformation requires a minimum of 15 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of 12 credit hours must be completed at ASU. Courses for the certificate must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher.

Required Courses
APA 220 Introduction to Social Transformation or JUS 220 Introduction to Social Transformation or SST 220 Introduction to Social Transformation 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
SST 484 Internship or SST 499 Individualized Instruction SST 484 or SST 499 requires departmental consent in order to enroll. Please contact School of Social Transformation Advising: sstadvising@asu.edu. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Elective Courses (choose three)
AFR 325 Music as Political Discourse: Reggae, Calypso, and Hip Hop AFR 365 / WST 364 Unruly Voices: Black Women and Cultural Narratives (HUAD) AFR 420 Race Ethnicity and Politics in the African Diaspora AFR 470 Women's International Human Rights APA 350 / JUS 365 Inequality and Diversity in Education (CIVI) COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI) COM 341 Social Contexts for Performance ENG 333 American Ethnic Literature ENG 367 Environmental Issues in Literature and Film ENG 371 Rhetoric of the Environmental Movement HST 306 Studies in United States History HST 354 Revolutionary Europe (GCSI) JUS 320 Community and Social Justice JUS 321 Wealth Distribution and Poverty (SOBE) JUS 350 Immigration and Justice (SOBE) JUS 375 Justice and the Mass Media (SOBE) JUS 430 Social Protest, Conflict, and Change (CIVI) JUS 444 Environment and Justice JUS 460 Feminism and Justice JUS 497 Topic: Digital Activism NLM 410 Social Entrepreneurship PAF 305 Urban Governance REL 379 Religion, Nationalism, and Ethnic Conflict (GCSI) SOC 352 Social Change (CIVI) TCL 340 Chicana/o and Latina/o Politics and Policy TCL 341 Latinas/os and the City THP 482 Theatre for Social Change (CIVI) WST 375 Women and Social Change WST 377 History of American Feminist Thought (HUAD) WST 378 Global Feminist Theory (GCSI) WST 380 Race, Gender, and Class (SOBE) Additional courses or substitutions may be available for the electives. Please contact School of Social Transformation Advising: sstadvising@asu.edu. 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9

Notes

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

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