Major Requirements
Lower Division (2 courses)
- JCL 10: Introduction to Justice, Community and Leadership
- ECON 10: Economics and Society
- EDUC 20: Introduction to the Teaching Profession (TFT and EDU only)
Upper Division (5.25 courses)
- JCL 120 Theory and Inquiry in Justice, Community and Leadership
- JCL 130 Environmental Justice
- JCL 140 The Global Community
- JCL 150 Advanced Leadership Theory
- JCL 196 Senior Capstone Project
- JCL 190 Senior Assessment & Portfolio (.25 senior portfolio)
Requirements outside the program (7-10 courses):
In addition to the above courses, JCL majors meet other program requirements in conjunction with the SMC Core by selecting from a specific menu of options as they complete Core requirements.
See the current JCL Core Menu for the most up-to-date list of acceptable courses
Mathematical Understanding (JCL and L4+1, 1 course; EdS and TFT: 2 courses):
Students pursuing the JCL and L4+1 options must take either
- MATH 4 (Statistics)
- MATH 10
- Psychology 105
Students in the EdS and TFT concentrations must take
- MATH 5 and
- MATH 6
Both MATH 5 and 6 are specially designed for future teachers.
Scientific Understanding (JCL and L4+1, 1 course; Eds and TFT: 2 courses):
Students pursuing the JCL and L4+1 options must take one science and lab from the core menu.
Students in the Eds and TFT concentrations must take
- BIO 50/51
- One physical science from core menu
For Education Studies and TFT only (Education Concentration students)
- January Term Field Experience: Jan 121 (or 119 for Montessori minors)
- Praxis courses for teaching seminar in middle schools (JCL 125) and mini math methods (JCL 124)
- PSYCH 1
- Education 144
- US History 17/18
For TFT students only (Special Education concentration will take 3 SPED classes)
- MSTE 253: Reading and Language Arts I
- MSTE 345: Curriculum and Instruction -- Humanities
- MSTE 349: Curriculum and Instruction -- Science
