# Pathway to Law (Certificate of Achievement)

Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business Administration

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The Pathway to Law Certificate of Achievement is a program that helps students prepare for law school by developing a broad background of knowledge and skills. These programs can help students succeed in undergraduate studies and law school, and may be considered by law school admissions officials.

Learning Outcome(s):

1.  Competently construct and present written and oral arguments in a variety of settings to different audiences.
2.  Analyze legal scenarios and apply legal principles to predict likely outcomes.
3.  Explain the structure of the U.S. federal government and its relations to sources of law.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Introduction to Law** | | 3 |
| LS 121 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| **Oral Communication** | | 3 |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| **English Composition** | | 4 |
| **English Composition** | | 4 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| or ENGL C1000E | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| or ESL 110 | College Composition for Non-Native Speakers | 4 |
| **Critical Thinking** | | 3-4 |
| **Critical Thinking** | | 3-4 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| or ENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| or PHIL 116 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| or PHIL 200 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| **Quantitative Reasoning** | | 3-4 |
| **Quantitative Reasoning** | | 3-4 |
| BUS 204 | Quantitative Business Analysis | 4 |
| or STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| or STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| or SOC 205 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| or SOC 180 | Social Justice Statistics | 3 |
| **U.S. History** | | 3 |
| **U.S. History** | | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| or AIS 101 | History of American Indian Nations from Creation through the Present | 3 |
| or AS 101 | African-American History I | 3 |
| or AS 102 | African-American History II | 3 |
| or CS 101 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I | 3 |
| or CS 102 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective II | 3 |
| **Introduction to American Government** | | 3-4 |
| **Introduction to American Government** | | 3-4 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 4 |
| or AIS 102 | The American Indian and the U.S. Political System | 3 |
| **College Success or Service/Civic Learning** | | 0.5-4.5 |
| **College Success/Civil Learning** | | 0.5-4.5 |
| **Volunteer or Internship Experience** | |  |
| or COUN 110 | College Success | 3 |
| or CE 100 | Cooperative Education | 0.5-4 |
| or CE 150 | Cooperative Education Internship | 0.5-4.5 |
| **Total** | | **22.5-29.5** |