Intent to Complete a Certificate in Social Justice

The Certificate in Social Justice is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of issues of inequality across the U.S. and globally, including but not limited to gender, race, ageism, religion, and socioeconomic status. The certificate will provide students with a foundation of social justice in the core course (CRJ 360 Social Justice: Action and Policy). Then, students can focus on specific concepts by selecting three additional courses from the list that follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
Foundation
CRJ 360	Social Justice: Action and Policy	3
Directed Electives
Concepts of Social Justice
Select 9 credits of the following:		9
CRJ 340	Gender, Race, and Inequality in CJ
CRJ 365	Women and Crime
IDS 350	Diversity in the United States
LDRS 407	Global Challenges
LDRS 640	Principles of Civic Leadership
SOC 384	Social Problems
SOC 470	Grant Writing
SOC 472	Social Inequality
Total Hours		12

This is an FHSU advisory certificate. Advisory certificates are typically 9-15 hours of coursework.  The certificates are designed by FHSU faculty to provide students a guide to choosing courses that introduce and develop a subject knowledge and/or skills.  These certificates may be used to select a focus within a major, to develop additional knowledge and skills to complement a major, or to pursuing a topic of interest with open elective hours.  

Courses taken as part of an advisory certificate are listed on the student's transcript, however the advisory certificate is not listed on the transcript. Many FHSU departments provide a completion certificate that students may use to show they completed the advised coursework, and talk about what it added to their degree.  Non-degree students may complete the classes outlined in an advisory certificate and receive a completion certificate if offered by the department, however they are not enrolled in a degree plan or eligible for student aid.