Pathway to Law School
Certificate of Achievement History · San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
The Pathway to Law School Certificate of Achievement recognizes students who have completed the coursework which is one of the requirements to be named a “Cal-LAW Scholar” by the statewide California Law Pathway Program. This program seeks to help students from diverse backgrounds acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in the legal profession.
Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Pathway to Law School Program will be able to:
- Understand the various opportunities for careers in the law
- Demonstrate skills that will help prepare for a career in the legal profession
- Assess the steps that are necessary to move forward on a path to a career in the legal profession
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 21 | |
| PADM 110 | Introduction to Law and Society | 3 |
| orBUSE 140 | Business Law and the Legal Environment | 3 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| orENGL 105 | Composition and Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 205 | Critical Thinking and Writing in Philosophy | 3 |
| orHIST 205 | Methodology and Practice in History | 3 |
| orENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| POLI 201 | Elementary Statistics for Political Science | 3 |
| orPSYC 258 | Behavioral Science Statistics | 3 |
| orSTAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| orHIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| orHIST 123 | U.S. History from the Asian Pacific American Perspective | 3 |
| orHIST 141 | Women in United States History I | 3 |
| orHIST 142 | Women in United States History II | 3 |
| orHIST 150 | Native Americans in United States History I | 3 |
| orHIST 151 | Native Americans in United States History II | 3 |
| orCHIC 141A | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| orCHIC 141B | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| orBLAS 140A | African American History to Reconstruction | 3 |
| orBLAS 140B | African American History since Reconstruction to the Present | 3 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| orPOLI 121 | American Political Development | 3 |