Planner for Law and Jurisprudence (A.A.)
Title of Major: Law and Jurisprudence, A.A.
Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.
Code: AA.LGS.JURIS-TRANS
Total Credit Hours: 60
About Legal Studies Institute - see www.aacc.edu
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. Prospective lawyers should develop proficiency in writing, speaking, reading, researching, analyzing and thinking logically. A multidisciplinary background is critical; therefore, this program provides a core of courses considered essential to the pre-law/jurisprudence student.
Faculty Contact (https://webapps.aacc.edu/directory/): Erin Gable
Term 1
| Course Name | Credits | Term Taken | Grade |
| ENG 111-Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 OR ENG 115-Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 for Non-Native Speakers OR ENG 121-Composition and Literature Successful completion of ENG 121 fully satisfies the English composition general education requirement. | 3 credit hours | ||
| MAT 133-Finite Mathematics OR MAT 135-Statistics Or more advanced mathematics GER | 3 credit hours | ||
| Computer Technology GER | 4 credit hours | ||
| LGS 111-Introduction to Paralegal Studies | 3 credit hours | ||
SOC 111-Introduction to Sociology  | 3 credit hours |
Term 2
| Course Name | Credits | Term Taken | Grade |
| ENG 112-Composition and Introduction to Literature 2 OR | 3 credit hours | ||
| COM 111-Fundamentals of Oral Communication OR COM 116-Fundamentals of Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers | 3 credit hours | ||
| HIS 211-United States History through the Civil War | 3 credit hours | ||
LGS 143-Legal Research and Writing 1  | 3 credit hours | ||
| LGS 141-Electronic Legal Research | 1 credit hour | ||
Health/Fitness/Wellness GER  | 3 credit hours |
Term 3
| Course Name | Credits | Term Taken | Grade |
| LGS 217-Constitutional Law | 3 credit hours | ||
| LGS 144-Legal Research and Writing 2 | 3 credit hours | ||
| HIS 212-United States History Since the Civil War | 3 credit hours | ||
| PHL 141-Introduction to Logic | 3 credit hours | ||
| Biological & Physical Sciences GER (one lab required) | 3 credit hours |
Term 4
| Course Name | Credits | Term Taken | Grade |
| LGS 210-Legal Ethics | 3 credit hours | ||
| PHL 142-Ethics | 3 credit hours | ||
| Elective Students who take ENG 121 will need to take two additional elective courses. Students who take ENG 111-112 or ENG 115-116 will need to take one elective course. Students must choose from the following: ECO 121-Introduction to Economics PLS 111-American Government PLS 113-State and Local Government LGS 253-Business Law 1 (formerly listed as CJS 253; you have already satisfied this requirement if you have taken CJS 253) LGS 215-Criminal Law HIS 227-History of Medieval and Renaissance England | 3 credit hours | ||
| Biological & Physical Sciences GER (one lab required) | 4 credit hours |
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