Program Overview

Law, Public Policy, and Society Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer

Program Overview

The Law, Public Policy, and Society Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for further study in law school and various majors such as Philosophy, Economics, Political Science, Communication Studies, History, or Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Career Opportunities

The coursework required to earn an AA-T in Law, Public Policy, and Society has been identified as good preparation for law school upon completion of a bachelor’s degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

• Analyze social science concepts and theories.
• Recognize, evaluate and respond to arguments.

University Transfer Program

This program is designed to transfer to the California State University of California systems. For independent or out-of-state colleges and universities, students should use their catalog to locate this information. Transfer Services can assist in gathering this information.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

• Required Core Courses: 24-25 Units
  • Area 1: Understanding the Law
    • ADMJ 100: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (3 units)
    • OR
    • ADMJ 104: Concepts of Criminal Law (3 units)
  • Area 2: Ethics
    • PHIL 244: Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Social and Moral Issues (3 units)
  • Area 3: Oral Communications
    • COMM 110: Public Speaking (3 units)
  • Area 4: Written Communication
    • ENGL 100: Reading and Composition (3 units)
  • Area 5: Critical Thinking
    • PHIL 200: Introduction to Logic (3 units)
  • Area 6: Quantitative Reasoning
    • MATH 200: Elementary Probability and Statistics (4 units)
    • OR
    • PSYC 121: Basic Statistical Concepts (3 units)
  • Area 7: US History
    • HIST 201: United States History I (3 units)
    • OR
    • HIST 202: United States History II (3 units)
  • Area 8: Introduction to American Government
    • PLSC 200: National, State and Local Governments (3 units)
• Required Selective Courses: 6 units
  • List A: Select two courses from two of the areas listed below:
    • Administration of Justice
      • ADMJ 100: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (3 units)
      • ADMJ 102: Principles and Procedures of the Criminal Justice System (3 units)
      • ADMJ 104: Concepts of Criminal Law (3 units)
      • ADMJ 106: Legal Aspects of Evidence (3 units)
      • ADMJ 108: Community Relations and the Justice System (3 units)
      • ADMJ 125: Juvenile Procedures (3 units)
    • Business
      • BUS. 201: Business Law (3 units)
    • Economics
      • ECON 100: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
      • ECON 102: Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
    • Political Science
      • PLSC 100: Introduction to Political Science (3 units)
      • PLSC 110: Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics (3 units)
      • PLSC 130: Introduction to International Relations (3 units)
      • PLSC 150: Introduction to Political Theory and Thought (3 units)
    • Diversity
      • ANTH 110: Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
      • GEOG 110: Cultural Geography (3 units)
      • SOCI 141: Race and Ethnic Relations (3 units)
      • ETHN 101: Latin American and Indigenous Peoples History and Culture (3 units)
      • ETHN 103: Asian Americans and US Institutions (3 units)
      • ETHN 104: Asian Pacific Islanders in United States History and Culture (3 units)
      • ETHN 105: African American History and Culture (3 units)
      • ETHN 106: Oceania & the Arts (3 units)
      • ETHN 300: Introduction to La Raza Studies (3 units)
    • College Success
      • COUN 120: College and Career Success (3 units)
      • IDST 110: College 1 (3 units)

General Education

• Certified completion of one of the following:
  • California State University General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE Breadth)
  • OR
  • Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC/CSU) pattern

Elective Courses

• If applicable, additional courses to meet the minimum 60 CSU transferable units requirement.