Law, Public Policy, and Society

Students interested in the Law, Public Policy & Society program will develop focused skills through the diverse certificate and degree programs being offered. In addition to the course offerings, students will obtain professional work experience in law pathway through participation in the Cooperative Education On-Campus Internship units where students can develop hand-on skills working for legal aid law firm partners on campus .

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This Associate in Arts in Law, Public Policy and Society for Transfer degree is a program of study intended to meet the objectives of the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (Senate Bill 1440, now codified in California Education Code sections 66746-66749), guaranteeing admission to a California State University (CSU) to students completing an “associate degree for transfer.” This newly established associate degree is aligned with the Transfer Model Curriculum in Law, Public Policy and Society and prepares the students to transfer for completion of upper division coursework in similar majors at a CSU campus. Addtionally, the Associate of Arts in Law, Public Policy and Society for Transfer Degree is designed for students wishing to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a California State University and fulfills lower division requirements for majors such as American Studies, Communications, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Global Intelligence and National Security, International Relations, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Behavioral Sciences (Political Economy Concentration). The interdisciplinary area of emphasis provides students with a broad set of foundational courses that introduces students to the legal field and emphasizes the development of communication skills designed to maximize their transfer success. The degree is good preparation for law school upon completion of a bachelor’s degree. The Business Administration Department will increase the number of students who receive a degree or certificate, are employed after exiting college and at a job related to field of study. Program will develop partnerships with businesses, non-profits and government and host legal aid clinics. Goal: develop a career pathway, augmented by an on-campus legal aid center where ELAC students gain skills and experience with program partners providing free legal services to students and the community.

New Programs (Law): - Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T) in "Law, Public Policy and Society" To earn an AA-T in Law, Public Policy, and Society, students must complete the following: • A minimum of 31 semester units in the major • Elective courses to complete a minimum of 60 units of CSU transferable coursework • Have an overall GPA of 2.0 • Students must complete all major courses with a minimum grade of “C” (or “P”). • Completion of the California State University General Education Breadth requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) NewCertificates: Executive Legal Assistant Certificate of Achievement (17 units) - CSIT 201 (3 units) or CAOT 35 (3 units) - Accounting 1 (5 units) - Management 13 (3 units) - Law 1 (3 units) - Law 2 (3 units) or [TBD Law 921 Cooperative Education On-Campus Legal Internship (3 units)] or (ADM JUS) Administration of Justice 4 "Principles and Procedures of the Justice System" Business Law Certificate of Achievement (16 units) - Acct 1 (5 units) - Acct 2 (5 units) - Bus Law 1 (3 units) or Bus Law 2 (3 units) or [TBD Introduction to Law and Society (3 units)] - CSIT 201 (3 units) International Law and Public Policy Administration Certificate of Achievement (18 units) - Bus Law 2 (3 units) - [TBD International Public Law (3 units)] - (POL SCI) Political Science 2 "Modern World Governments" (3 units) - [TBD International Law of Business and Commerce (3 units)] - (CAOT) International Trade 1 (3 units) - (ECON) Economics 11 "Economics and Globalization" (3 units)

Business Department

Paralegal programs exist at Cerritos, LA City College and many more. Cypress offers a Legal Careers COA.

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