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

Division: Social Sciences

PROGRAM CODE: 2A38430

The Law, Public Policy, and Society Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer, also called the Law, Public Policy, and Society AA-T or ADT, prepares students to transfer to CSU campuses that offer bachelor's degrees in Law, Public Policy, and Society. Ed Code Section 66746-66749 states students earning the Law, Public Policy, and Society AA-T degree will be granted priority for admission as a Law, Public Policy, and Society major to a local CSU, as determined by the CSU campus to which the student applies. The Law, Public Policy and Society ADT focuses on the development of communication skills, introduces students to the legal field, and prepares students for transfer to a CSU. In the program, students will learn to analyze social science and theories, evaluate diverse viewpoints related to the human experience, and produce evidence-based arguments. Students who choose to pursue an ADT In Law, Public Policy and Society will be prepared to go into a variety of majors such as Political Science, Communication Studies, Economics, Philosophy, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees, and there are no additional graduation requirements: (1) Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: (a) The California General Education Transfer Curriculum. (b) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district. (2) Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. (3) 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. This degree requires a total of 32-35 units in the major, in addition to other degree requirements.

Required Core Courses (26 - 28 units):
AJ 100 FIntroduction to Criminal Justice (formerly Introduction to Law Enforcement)3
or AJ 110AF Criminal Law
or AJ 220 F Criminal Procedure
or BUS 240 F Legal Environment of Business
or BUS 240HF Honors Legal Environment of Business
or BUS 245 F Business Law I (formerly BUS 241AF)
PHIL 160 FIntroduction to Ethics3
COMM C1000Introduction to Public Speaking Formerly: COMM 100 F Public Speaking3
or COMM 135 F Essentials of Argumentation
or COMM 124 F Small Group Communication
ENGL C1000Academic Reading and Writing Formerly: ENGL 100 F College Writing4-5
or ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing-Honors Formerly: ENGL 100HF Honors College Writing
or ENGL C1000E Academic Reading and Writing Formerly: ENGL 101 F Enhanced College Writing
ENGL C1001Critical Thinking and Writing Formerly: ENGL 103 F Critical Reasoning and Writing3-4
or ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing-Honors Formerly: ENGL 103HF Honors Critical Reasoning and Writing
or PHIL 170 F Logic and Critical Thinking
HIST 170 FHistory of the United States to 1877 (formerly History of the United States I)3
or HIST 170HF Honors History of the United States to 1877 (formerly Honors History of the United States I)
or HIST 171 F History of the United States Since 1877 (formerly History of the United States II)
or HIST 171HF Honors History of the United States Since 1877 (formerly Honors History of the United States II)
POLS C1000American Government and Politics Formerly: POSC 100 F United States Government3
or POLS C1000H American Government and Politics - Honors Formerly: POSC 100HF Honors United States Government
PSY 161 FElementary Statistics for Behavioral Science4
or PSY 161HF Honors Elementary Statistics for Behavioral Science
or SOSC 120 F Introduction to Probability and Statistics
or STAT C1000E Introduction to Statistics Formerly: MATH 121 F Introductory Probability and Statistics with Support
or STAT C1000H Introduction to Statistics - Honors Formerly: MATH 120HF Honors Introductory Probability Statistics
List A: Select at least two courses (6-7 units) from two of the areas listed below (NOTE: courses must not have been used above).6-7
Area 1: Administration of Justice / Criminal Justice / Criminology
Introduction to Criminal Justice (formerly Introduction to Law Enforcement)3
Criminal Law
Juvenile Procedures
Criminal Procedure
Rules of Evidence
Introduction to Criminology
Area 2: Business
Legal Environment of Business3
Honors Legal Environment of Business
Business Law I (formerly BUS 241AF)
Area 3: Economics
Principles of Economics - Micro3
Honors Principles of Economics - Micro
Principles of Economics - Macro
Honors Principles of Economics-Macro
Area 4: Political Science
Introduction to Political Theory3
Comparative Politics
Introduction to the Study of Politics
Introduction to International Relations
Area 5: Public Policy
Global Geography3
Honors Global Geography
Public Relations and Publicity
U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Contemporary Social Justice)
Honors U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Honors Contemporary Social Justice Movements)
Social Problems
Drugs and Society
Introduction to Public Administration3
Area 6: Diversity
Cultural Anthropology3
Honors Cultural Anthropology
Intercultural Communication
Cultural Geography
Sociology of Gender
Honors Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
American Ethnic Studies3
Introduction to African-American Studies3
African-American History I3
African-American History II3
Introduction to Chicana/o Studies (formerly ETHS 140 F)3
Chicana/o History I (formerly ETHS 141 F)3
Chicana/o History II (formerly ETHS 141 F)3
Chicana/o and Latina/o Contemporary Issues (formerly ETHS 142 F)3
Honors Chicana/o and Latina/o Contemporary Issues
American Indian History (formerly History of the Native Americans)3
Introduction to Asian Pacific Islander American Studies3
Asian Pacific Islander American History3
Cross Cultural Psychology3
Area 7: College Success
Career and College Success (formerly Career/Life Planning)3
Personal Growth and Life Success3
Area 8: Internship/Fieldwork
Public Policy Internship1
Total Units32-35

Outcome 1: Assess correlates of crime, including demographic correlates of crime and crime victimization, such as gender, age, race/ethnicity, social status, social ecology, family, schools, peers, religion and work.

Outcome 2: Explain the basic ethical structures of act based, intention based and outcome based constructs.

Outcome 3: Compose an argument and provide ideas and information suitable to the topic, purpose, and audience.

Outcome 4: Explain the internal and external processes of: a) government, (e.g, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism) b) interest groups, (e.g., the behavioral school, the Madisonian dilemma) c) public policy (e.g., bureaucratic theory, division of labor) .


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