Requirements for Students AA-T Certified in Law, Public Policy, and Society Cal State Monterey Bay

If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in Law, Public Policy, and Society, you must complete the following courses for your bachelor's degree in Humanities & Communication at CSUMB. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

Complete ALL of the following courses:

Complete ONE of the following Ethical and Effective Communication courses:

  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Responsibility (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Social and Cultural Analysis courses:

  • HCOM 343: Race and Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Engaged Creative Practice courses:

  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 330: Intro Creative Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 371: Community Journalism Studies (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following GE Area D Service Learning courses:

  • HCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 339S: Creative Writing and Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 350S: Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL (6 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 432S: Social Action Writing (6 units) (RTI)

To complete the requirements of the HCOM degree, complete the following courses in the Legal Studies Concentration. One concentration course, unless otherwise indicated, must be an approved research or theory intensive course, indicated as (RTI) in the course lists below. Students may not double count HCOM core courses and concentration courses.

Complete ONE of the following Constitutional Issues courses:

  • HCOM 357: Constitutional Law (4 units)
  • HCOM 360: Constitutional History (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Legal Studies courses:

  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Responsibility (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 358: Critical Perspective on Law in Society (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 361: Crime and Communities (4 units)
  • HCOM 383: Genres of Social Justice Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 398: Legal Studies Internship (4 units)
  • HCOM 411: Media Law and Policy (4 units)
  • HCOM 420: Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
  • HCOM 498: Legal Aid Internship (4 units)
  • GS 317: Global Migrant Workers (4 units)
  • GS 335: Comparative Governments and Politics (4 units)
  • GS 342: Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations (4 units)
  • GS 360: Relig'n/Violence/Peacemaking (4 units)
  • GS 370: Global Political Economy (4 units)
  • GS 390: Global Politics (4 units)
  • SBS 333: Forensic Anthropology (1-4 units)
  • SOC 333: Sociology of Deviance (4 units)

University and CSU Requirements

Students must also demonstrate second language proficiency through the 201 level.

If you need to begin language study at the 101 level, consult your department chair to determine your 60 unit pathway.

The CSU requires each student receiving a baccalaureate degree to be knowledgeable about the Constitution of the United States, American history, and state and local government. Courses fulfilling this requirement are identified in the catalog, and will also meet an Area D2 GE requirement.