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

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.

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1. to a C or better.

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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