Pre-Law/Public Administration Transfer,
Associate in Arts Degree
This program is designed to prepare the student to enter a baccalaureate program in Pre-Law on the junior level. Program Competencies Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to: • Identify and analyze sources of • Describe the federal and state courts of information and propaganda in the the United States and discuss the United States. operation of these courts and the new • Identify and describe the concept of areas of law the courts are entering. evolutionary democracy and the • Explain the types of local governments development of the federal system of in the United States and describe what government in the United States. they do, problems facing them and new • Apply the U. S. Constitution to the approaches these governments are criminal justice process, including such developing to do the tasks in their issues as arrest, search and seizure, selfcharge. incrimination and the right to counsel.
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Compare the characteristics of a democracy to a dictatorship and analyze the political system of the United States. Summarize the elements and characteristics of interpersonal communication. Transfer to an accredited college or university.
TRANSFER PROGRAM
Social Sciences/Human Services Division
REQUIRED PROGRAM OF STUDY (Total Credits = 60) See General Education Requirements
ANT 135 ANT 140 BUS 230 ECO 250 GEO 101
Major Requirements HIS 110 History of the United States or HIS 115 History of the United States LAW 150 Legal Procedures POS 130 American Government POS 135 State & Local Government PSY 120 Interpersonal Relations & Communications
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HIS HIS HIS HIS HIS
110 115 120 125 130
SUGGESTED ELECTIVES PSY 130 PSY 232 PSY 235 SOC 120 SOC 130
I 3 II 3 3 3
3 15
Suggested Electives 9 Courses selected as electives will depend upon the institution to which you will transfer. It is essential that you consult with a Faculty Advisor for assistance in selecting elective courses. However, it is the responsibility of students to meet with an admissions representative from the fouryear institution to determine its transfer policies.
SOC 210 SOC 220 SOC 225
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