Pathway to Law School
Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted) Legal Studies · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Code: SAC.LAW.CA
Program Control Number: 33855
Any student with a goal to enter law school should complete the Pathway to Law School program. This program is recognized as part of the California State Bar and California Community College State Chancellor’s office initiative “Pathway to Law School.”
Students interested in a career in law should also complete their Associate's Degree in an academic major leading to transfer to a four-year institution. The Pathway to Law School certificate provides students with an opportunity to major in the subject of their choice while improving their abilities in areas that are associated with success in law school and the practice of law.
Participation in this program does not guarantee admission to any participating university or law school.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Understand the requirements to successfully enroll in Law School
- Understand career opportunities in the legal profession.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Law and Society | 3 | |
| LAW 100 | Law and Society | 3 |
| orPARA 100 | Law and Society | 3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| orENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | 4 |
| orPHIL 110 | Critical Thinking | 4 |
| orPHIL 110H | Honors Critical Thinking | 4 |
| orPHIL 111 | Introductory Logic | 4 |
| Statistics | 4-4.5 | |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orSTAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | 4 |
| orSTAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics | 4.5 |
| orPSYC 210 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| Academic Reading and Writing | 4 | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| orENGL C1000H | Academic Reading and Writing - Honors | 4 |
| History | 3 | |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| orHIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors | 3 |
| orHIST 118 | Social and Cultural History of the United States | 3 |
| orHIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| orHIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors | 3 |
| orHIST 123 | African American History to 1865 | 3 |
| orHIST 124 | Mexican American History in the United States | 3 |
| orHIST 124H | Honors Mexican American History in the United States | 3 |
| orHIST 127 | Women in U.S. History | 3 |
| orHIST 146 | African American History from 1863 to the Present | 3 |
| Government | 3 | |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| orPOLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors | 3 |
| Business Law | 3 | |
| BUS 105 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| orBUS 101 | Business Law | 3 |
| orLAW 105 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Legal Ethics | 3 | |
| PARA 121 | Legal Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| orLAW 121 | Legal Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| Argumentation | 3-4 | |
| CMST 140 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| orENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| orENGL C1003H | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - Honors | 4 |
| Legal Experience Course | 1-4 | |
| LAW 299 | Work Experience - Law | 1-4 |
| orPARA 105 | Work Experience - CLIRRC | 1-4 |
| orPARA 299 | Work Experience - Paralegal | 1-4 |
| orLAW 170 | Mock Trial | 2 |
| Total | 31-35.5 | |