Minor Requirements

Completion of a Social Justice Minor

Students must earn a grade of “C” in each course included in the minor. Courses included in the Social Justice Minor may also be used to satisfy general education requirements or individual departments’ major and minor requirements. At least 12 credits taken to fulfill the minor’s requirements must be upper division (numbered 300 and above). A maximum of 9 credits may count for both this minor and any other major or minor program. There is no limit to the number of social justice courses that may be used by Social Justice Minors to fulfill general education requirements.

The following course is accepted for an introduction to the minor:

• Introduction to Social Justice 101 (also Quest Social Justice 101/102)

Students may choose one of five pre-approved emphases. View pre-approved emphases here. Students may also develop an individualized course of study with approval of the Director of the Social Justice Program. In order for an individualized course of study to be approved, students will need to write a Social Justice minor proposal, which will include a statement explaining the overall theme(s) of their minor as well as a list of courses that will comprise it, annotated with a rationale explaining why each course was selected and how it contributes to the minor.

*Social Work students can use three credits of their General Applied Practice as elective credits for the SJ minor.

A Social Justice Minor student can participate in the National Student Exchange Program and earn up to 6 elective credits in the Social Justice Minor Program back at UW Oshkosh.  The student is responsible for providing course descriptions and course syllabi, when possible.  These courses must be pre-approved by the Social Justice Steering Committee in advance of the student enrolling.  A Curriculum Modification form will be completed to count the course(s) into the elective options.

SJ 499: The capstone course is the final course for the minor.  The research paper will have a social justice theme.

Portfolio

Students entering the Social Justice Minor program in fall 2011 and later will complete a portfolio which should be started soon after declaring the minor. The portfolio will be electronic and will include the following elements: