# Legal (LGL) courses

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 3 courses

Source: https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/29980/29981/30033

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### LGL 193 — LEGAL SPECIAL TOPIC

- **Units:** 0.5 to 4
- **Hours:** 0.5 to 4 hours per week: (0.50 - 4.00 lecture hours/0.00 - 0.00 lab hours/0.00 - 0.00 activity hours)
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Examine a special topic in the field of study related to the discipline offering this course.

### LGL 217 — INTRODUCTION TO LAW

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours)
- **C-ID:** LPPS 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/lgl.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Introduces the student to the study of law and the interrelationship between law and society as a whole. Addresses the fundamental but seemingly contradictory functions the law serves as an instrument of both social control and social change. Also examines the critical role the law plays in conflict resolution, especially with regard to conflicts between majority and minority interests in society. Explores the evolution and social impact of different legal systems, competing sources of the law, and conflicting theories of the law. Integrates an examination of selected procedural and substantive areas of the law with a critical analysis of these areas as sources of social control, social change, and conflict mediation among various social groups.

### LGL 247 — INDEPENDENT STUDIES: LEGAL

- **Units:** 0.5 to 2
- **Hours:** 1.5 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/1.50 - 6.00 lab hours/0.00 - 0.00 activity hours)
- **Prerequisite:** The student must have completed preparatory course work in the field in which the study is to be undertaken.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Provides an opportunity for an in-depth study or a practicum experience by an individual student in a selected legal topic under the direction of an instructor.