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ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Law and Jurisprudence
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This degree is part of the Institute for Criminal Justice, Legal
Studies and Public Service.
Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.
(code AA.LGS.JURIS-TRANS)
Total Credit Hours: A minimum of 63 credit hours.
Estimated Minimum Cost: $6,093. Tuition and fees are subject
to change. For cost details see page 28.
Purpose: This transfer program provides a law and liberal arts
foundation for those students transferring to four-year colleges
and universities to pursue a bachelor’s degree in jurisprudence
and, ultimately, attend law school. The program provides a core
of courses considered essential to the pre-law/jurisprudence
student.
Degree Requirements: Refer to the general education degree
requirements section on pages 225-233 of this catalog to ensure
that diversity and computing and information technology competency
and general education degree requirements are included
in your course selections.
Articulation Agreements: With this degree, students may transfer
to a college or university such as the University of Baltimore
or an institution with which AACC has an articulation agreement.
Students who are considering transferring to a four-year
college should inform their advisers at the earliest opportunity
so that their course selection can be planned. For details, visit
the Counseling, Advising and Retention Services or the articulations
Web site, www.aacc.edu/transfer/articulations
• American Public University System
B.A. in Legal Studies
• University of Maryland University College
B.S. in Legal Studies
L A W A N D J U R I S P R U D E N C E
LA W A N D J U R I S P R U D E N C E 167
REQUIREMENTS
TERM
I II
LGS 111........................Introduction to Paralegal Studies
SOC 111.....................................Introduction to Sociology
or
PSY 111...................................Introduction to Psychology }
Computer technology ......................gen. ed. requirement
3
3
(see page 229) 3-4
MAT 131......................................................College Algebra
}
or
More advanced level mathematics course
3-4
if qualified .....................................gen. ed. requirement
(see page 229)
ENG 111-112 ....................Composition and Introduction
}
to Literature 1, 2
or
ENG 115-116................Composition and Introduction to 3
Literature for Non-Native Speakers 1, 2
or
ENG 121† ..............................Composition and Literature
0-3
COM 111 .............Fundamentals of Oral Communication
}
or
COM 116 .............Fundamentals of Oral Communication
for Non-Native Speakers
3
HIS 211...............................History of the United States 1 3
LGS 143..................................Legal Research and Writing
Health/fitness/wellness.....................gen. ed. requirement
3
(see page 229) 3
Total credit hours 15-17 12-15
REQUIREMENTS
TERM
III IV
LGS 217 ................................................Constitutional Law 3
LGS 144 ................Advanced Legal Research and Writing 4
HIS 212...............................History of the United States 2 3
PHL 141............................................Introduction to Logic
Biological and physical sciences.....gen. ed. requirement
3
(no lab science required; see page 228) 3-4
LGS 210............................................................Legal Ethics 3
PHL 142......................................................................Ethics 3
Elective*................................................................................
Biological and physical sciences.....gen. ed. requirement
6
(lab required; see page 228) 4
Total credit hours 16-17 16
†Successful completion of ENG 121 fully satisfies the college English
composition general education requirement. Students who take ENG 121
and not ENG 111-112 may need to take an additional elective course to
ensure that they complete a minimum of 60 credits which are required
for the award of an associate degree. These credit hours must be chosen
with the approval of the department chair or program coordinator.
*Choose two of the following: ECO 121, PLS 111, PLS 113 or HIS 227.