Program Overview

This interdisciplinary area of emphasis focuses on the development of communication skills, introduces students to the legal field, and prepares students for further study in a variety of majors such as Political Science, Communication Studies, Economics, Philosophy, Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students who opt to pursue this course of study are encouraged to engage in further exploration of one or more specific majors as they select electives for degree completion.

Requirements

AA-T Degree Requirements Major: Core and Selective Requirements Complete Core Courses, 25-27 units
1. Understanding the Law, 3 units Units
BUS. 201 Business Law 3 units
2. Ethics, 3 units Units
PHIL 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 units
3. Oral Communication, choose 3 units from the following: Units
COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking 3 units
COMM 127 Argumentation and Debate 3 units
COMM 140 Small Group Communication 3 units
4. Written Communication, 3-5 units Units
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing 3 units
OR
ENGL C1000E Academic Reading and Writing 5 units
5. Critical Thinking, choose 3 units from the following: Units
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 units
PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic 3 units
6. Quantitative Reasoning, 4 units Units
STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics 4 units
7. US History, choose 3 units from the following: Units
HIST 201 U.S. History through 1877 3 units
HIST 202 U.S. History from 1877 to the Present 3 units
8. Introduction to American Government, 3 units Units
POLS C1000 American Government and Politics 3 units
Selective Courses, choose two courses from two of the areas listed below for a total of 6 units:
1. Economics, choose 3 units from the following: Units
ECON 100 Principles of Macro Economics 3 units
ECON 102 Principles of Micro Economics 3 units
2. Political Science, choose 3 units from the following: Units
POLS 150 Introduction to Political Theory 3 units
POLS 170 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 units
POLS 130 Introduction to International Relations 3 units
3. Public Policy, 3 units Units
SOCI 105 Social Problems 3 units
4. Diversity, choose 3 units from the following: Units
COMM 150 Intercultural Communication 3 units
SOCI 141 Ethnicity and Race in Society 3 units
ETHN 103 Asian American Studies 3 units
ETHN 105 African American History and Culture 3 units
ETHN 107 Introduction to Native American Studies 3 units
ETHN 108 Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation 3 units
ETHN 109 Borders and Crossings 3 units
PSYC 106 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination 3 units
Total Required Major Units: 31 - 33

Completion of Cal-GETC (California General Education Transfer Curriculum)

Elective courses:

Additional CSU or UC transferable courses needed to meet the minimum 60 CSU transferable unit requirement.

Please refer to Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Requirements for more information.