Law, Public Policy and Society Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
Division: Career Technical Education
PROGRAM CODE: 1A39650
The Law, Public Policy and Society Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer has been identified as good preparation for law school upon completion of a bachelor’s degree. This interdisciplinary area of emphasis emphasizes the development of communication skills, introduces students to the legal field, and prepares students for further study in a variety of majors. Students who opt to pursue this course of study are encouraged to engage in further exploration of one or more specific majors as they select electives for degree completion. This curriculum specifically prepares the prospective transfer student for upper division coursework in a variety of majors such as: American Studies, Communications, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Global Intelligence and National Security, International Relations, Philosophy, Political Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences or a similar major at a California State University (CSU) campus. Students should consult a counselor, the Transfer Center and the catalog of the transfer college or university to plan a specific program of study to meet the college or university's requirements. Note: Courses that fulfill major requirements for an Associate Degree for Transfer at Cypress College might not be the same as those required for completing the major at all transfer institutions offering a Baccalaureate Degree. The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (Senate Bill 1440, now codified in California Education Code sections 66746-66749) guarantees admission to a California State University (CSU) campus for any community college student who completes an "associate degree for transfer", a newly established variation of the associate degrees traditionally offered at a California community college.
Students completing these degrees (AA-T) are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. Students transferring to a CSU campus that does accept the AA-T will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor's degree (unless the major is designated "high-unit" major). This degree may not be the best option for students intending to transfer to a particular CSU campus or to a university or college that is not part of the CSU system. Students should consult with a counselor when planning to complete the degree for more information on university admission and transfer requirements.
To earn this degree, students must complete the following requirements:
- 33-34 semester units or 49.5-51 quarter units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district;
- earn a grade of C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis;
- the California State University General Education Breadth requirements (CSU GE-Breadth) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern;
- 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units;
- ADTs also require that students must earn a C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis. A P (Pass) grade is an acceptable grade for a course in the major only if the P is defined to be equivalent to a C or better, and
- obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
Code | Title | Units |
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Required Core Courses (27 units): | ||
AJ 110 C | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
or AJ 120 C | Concepts of Criminal Law | |
or MGT 240 C | Legal Environment of Business | |
COMM 100 C | Human Communication | 3 |
or COMM 100HC | Honors Human Communication | |
or COMM 124 C | Small Group Communication | |
or COMM 135 C | Argument and Critical Thinking | |
ENGL 100 C | College Writing | 4 |
or ENGL 100HC | Honors College Writing | |
ENGL 103 C | Critical Reasoning and Writing | 4 |
or ENGL 103HC | Honors Critical Reasoning and Writing | |
HIST 170 C | History of the United States I | 3 |
or HIST 170HC | Honors History of the United States I | |
or ETHS 131 C | African-American History II | |
MATH 120 C | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 4 |
or PSY 161 C | Probability and Statistics: Social Sciences (same as SOC 161 C) | |
or PSY 161HC | Honors Probability and Statistics-Social Sciences (Same as SOC 161HC) | |
or SOC 161 C | Probability and Statistics-Social Sciences (same as PSY 161 C) | |
or SOC 161HC | Honors Probability and Statistics-Social Sciences (Same as PSY 161HC) | |
PHIL 160 C | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
POSC 100 C | United States Government | 3 |
or POSC 100HC | Honors United States Government | |
LIST A - Select two courses from two of the areas listed below (6 units): | 6-7 | |
Administration of Justice, Criminal Justice and Criminology Courses | ||
Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | |
Concepts of Criminal Law | 3 | |
Community and the Justice System | 3 | |
Business Courses | ||
Legal Environment of Business | 3 | |
Economics Courses | ||
Principles of Economics-Macro | 3 | |
or ECON 100HC | Honors Principles of Economics - Macro | |
Principles of Economics-Micro | 3 | |
or ECON 105HC | Honors Principles of Economics - Micro | |
Political Science Courses | ||
Political Theory | 3 | |
Introduction to Political Science | 3 | |
Comparative Politics | 3 | |
International Relations | 3 | |
Public Policy Courses | ||
American Ethnic Studies (formerly ETHS 100 C) | 3 | |
or ETHS 101HC | Honors American Ethnic Studies | |
Drugs and Alcohol in Our Society | 3 | |
Public Relations | 3 | |
Global and Community Health | 3 | |
Diversity Courses | ||
Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
or ANTH 102HC | Honors Cultural Anthropology | |
Cultural Geography | 3 | |
Perspectives of Under-Represented Groups Courses | ||
African-American History I | 3 | |
African-American History II | 3 | |
Chicana-o History I (formerly ETHS 141 C) | 3 | |
Chicana-o History II | 3 | |
Chicana-o and Latina-o Contemporary Issues | 3 | |
Native American History I | 3 | |
Asian Pacific American History | 3 | |
Women in United States History | 3 | |
College Success Courses | ||
Stress and Anxiety Management | 1 | |
Academic and Life Success | 3 | |
Career and Life Planning | 3 | |
Internship and Fieldwork Courses | ||
Introductory Fieldwork | 3 | |
Advanced Fieldwork | 3 | |
Total Units | 33-34 |