The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) Area of Emphasis: Law, Public Policy and Society is a degree program designed to prepare students for the further study of law. The coursework required to earn this degree has been identified as preparation for law school upon completion of a bachelor’s degree. Students in this program will be introduced to the legal field and will gain an interdisciplinary understanding of legal concepts and policy issues related to diverse populations. This program emphasizes the development of skills essential in the legal profession, including communication, argumentation and critical thinking. As an interdisciplinary AA-T degree, this program includes core courses in several majors offered at four-year universities. Students are encouraged to further explore these other majors when selecting electives to complete this AA-T Area of Emphasis: Law, Public Policy and Society degree.

Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) are open to all Coastline students. Students who do not plan on transferring to a California State University school should consult their Counselor regarding the benefits of an AA-T/AS-T degree based on their goals. Students earning an AA-T or AS-T and intending on transferring to a California State University school receive transfer admission benefits for specific majors at many California State University campuses. Visit the Transfer Information catalog page for more information.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Develop legal and critical-thinking skills in judicial issues.
2. Evaluate legal issues in a variety of different environments.
3. Analyze issues by application of relevant rules of law, ethical standards, and social mores.

Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements

1. Minimum of 60 CSU-transferable semester units. A minimum of 12 units must be in residence within Coast Colleges (Coastline College, Golden West College, and/or Orange Coast College).
2. Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework.
3. Completion of a minimum of 18 semester units in an Associate Degree for Transfer major as detailed in the catalog.
4. Certified Completion of the California State University General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE Breadth - Coastline’s Option 2 General Education pattern), OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC - Coastline Option 3 General Education pattern).

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
CJ C128	Criminal Procedure	3
or CJ C140	Introduction to Criminal Justice
or CJ C141	Criminal Law
CMST C110	Public Speaking	3
or CMST C140	Small Group Communication
ENGL C100	Freshman Composition	4
CMST C220	Essentials of Argumentation	3
or ENGL C102	Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing
or PHIL C115	Logic and Critical Thinking
HIST C170	United States History to 1876	3
or HIST C175	United States History since 1876
MATH C160	Introduction to Statistics	4
PHIL C120	Ethics	3
PSCI C180	American Government	3
List A
Select two Courses (not used in Core courses completion) from 2 different areas below:		6
Administration of Justice
CJ C128	Criminal Procedure
or CJ C140	Introduction to Criminal Justice
or CJ C141	Criminal Law
Business
BUS C110	Business Law/Legal Environment of Business
Economics
ECON C170	Principles of Microeconomics
or ECON C175	Principles of Macroeconomics
Political Science
PSCI C183	Introduction to International Relations
or PSCI C185	Comparative Government and Politics
or PSCI C188	Political Theory
or PSCI C200	Introduction to Political Science
Public Policy
SOC C185	Analysis of Social Problems
Diversity
ANTH C100	Cultural Anthropology
or GEOG C185	Cultural Geography
or SOC C233	Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
College Success
COUN C105	Strategies for College Success
Major Units		32
CSU General Education or IGETC		varies
Transfer Electives as needed to reach 60 transferable units		varies
Total Units		60