Community and Justice Studies (First Year and Transfer)

Information for Transfer Students

Community and Justice Studies
Academic Bulletin

If a student expresses an interest in community service, activism, civic engagement, or social justice/change please bring the COMJ Program to their attention.

COMJ MAJOR NOTES

44 credits are required to complete the Major.
The following courses are required for the Major:
- COMJ 160 Foundations of Community and Justice Studies (4 credits)
- COMJ 280: Power, Society and Social Change (4 credits) (usually offered Fall Semester only)
- COMJ 460: Community Organizing and Civic Professionalism (4 credits)(usually offered Spring Semester only)
- COMJ 560: COMJ Junior Seminar (4 credits)(usually offered Spring Semester only)
- COMJ 620: COMJ Senior Comprehensive Project (4 credits)
In addition to the core COMJ courses above, students must take one in each of the following categories:
- Ethics (4 credits)
- Place: a course grounded in our community (4 credits)
- Political Participation and Democracy (4 credits)
Finally, COMJ students take 3 courses within a self-designed theme. (12 credits)

Suggested Schedule for COMJ Majors (for specific courses required for the Major, please see the Academic Bulletin):

	1^stSemester (Fall)	2^ndSemester (Spring)
First Year	FS 101 COMJ 160 or Political Participation and Democracy elective (COMM 145 is a good one) or Ethics elective (PHIL 140 is a good one)	FS 102 COMJ 160 or Political Participation and Democracy elective (COMM145 is a good one) or Ethics elective (PHIL 140 is a good one)
Sophomore	COMJ 280 Continue working on electives	COMJ 460 Continue working on Electives Identify COMJ theme
Junior	COMJ 280 Theme coursework Finish electives	COMJ 460 COMJ 560 Theme coursework Finish Electives
Senior	COMJ 620 Complete Theme coursework	COMJ 620

COMJ MINOR NOTES

24 credits are required to complete the Minor. The following courses are required for the Minor:

COMJ 160 Foundations of Community and Justice Studies (4 credits)
COMJ 280: Power, Society and Social Change (4 credits) (usually offered Fall Semester only)
COMJ 460: Community Organizing and Civic Professionalism (4 credits)(usually offered Spring Semester only)
COMJ Theme: Students take three courses (12 credits) in a self-designed theme; one of these courses should be a COMJ elective (e.g., COMJ 350 Black Meadville; COMJ 310 Multicultural Education)

Suggested Schedule for COMJ Minor (for specific courses required for the Minor, please see the Academic Bulletin):

	1^st Semester (Fall)	2^ndSemester (Spring)
First Year	FS 101 COMJ 160	FS 102 COMJ 160
Sophomore	COMJ 280	COMJ 460
Junior	COMJ 280 Theme coursework	COMJ 460 Theme coursework
Senior	Complete theme coursework	COMJ 460 Complete theme coursework

Information for Transfer Students

COMJ major in 3 years

Ideally, a transfer student considering a COMJ major with one year of experience elsewhere will be able to transfer in courses that count for the Political Participation elective and/or the Ethics Requirement.

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Second Year	COMJ 160	COMJ 160 (if not already taken) Work on Political Participation, Ethics, and/or Place requirements Work with advisor to identify COMJ theme courses Work with advisor to identify service/organizing experience
Third Year	COMJ 270 Work on theme courses Work on/finish Political Participation, Ethics, and Place requirements	COMJ 560, Junior Seminar COMJ 460, Community Organizing Work on theme courses Finish Political Participation, Ethics, and Place requirements
Fourth Year	COMJ 620 Continue working on/finish theme courses	COMJ 620 (if not already taken) Continue working on/finish theme courses

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Community and Justice Studies (First Year and Transfer)