Pathway to Law
Certificate of Achievement Business Administration · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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):
- Competently construct and present written and oral arguments in a variety of settings to different audiences.
- Analyze legal scenarios and apply legal principles to predict likely outcomes.
- 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 |
| orENGL C1000E | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| orESL 110 | College Composition for Non-Native Speakers | 4 |
| Critical Thinking | 3-4 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3-4 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| orENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| orPHIL 116 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| orPHIL 200 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| BUS 204 | Quantitative Business Analysis | 4 |
| orSTAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orSTAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orSOC 205 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| orSOC 180 | Social Justice Statistics | 3 |
| U.S. History | 3 | |
| U.S. History | 3 | |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| orHIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| orAIS 101 | History of American Indian Nations from Creation through the Present | 3 |
| orAS 101 | African-American History I | 3 |
| orAS 102 | African-American History II | 3 |
| orCS 101 | United States History from a Chicano Perspective I | 3 |
| orCS 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 |
| orAIS 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 | ||
| orCOUN 110 | College Success | 3 |
| orCE 100 | Cooperative Education | 0.5-4 |
| orCE 150 | Cooperative Education Internship | 0.5-4.5 |
| Total | 22.5-29.5 | |