Pathway to Law

Certificate of Achievement Law · Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog

State Control Number: 37010
Program Code: PAL.PALA.CA
Program Length: 10 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: No

The Pathway to Law School program was designed as a collaboration between the California State Bar and the California Chancellors office offering a diverse student population opportunities to advance their careers in the legal profession. The curriculum is defined as a set of California Community College courses already approved in corresponding Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) areas in order to prepare students for law school and the legal profession prior to transfer. These courses will teach the necessary critical thinking and analytical skills for success in a law related occupation or career. Certificates awarded will identify the student as a LAW SCHOLAR for both career training and transfer to a four-year participating institution. This program is designed as a 2+2+3 program with 8 participating universities; Santa Clara University, Loyola-Marymount Los Angeles University, University of Southern California, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Davis, University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, Pepperdine University, Chapman University, University of the Pacific, California State Universities, Bakersfield,Sacramento, San Bernardino, and Fresno.

Requirements

CourseTitleUnits
Required Courses
CMST 104Argumentation and Oral Debate3.0
orCMST 109
ENGL 101.04.0
orENGL 101HHonors Composition and Reading
PAL 100Introduction to Law and Paralegal Studies3.0
PSYC 215Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences3.0-4.0
orMATH 120Introduction to Statistics
POLS 1023.0
Complete one course from the following:3.0
ENGL 104
orENGL H104
PHIL 109Introduction to Logic
PHIL 207Introduction to Critical Thinking
orRLST 207Introduction to Critical Thinking
Complete one course from the following:3.0
HIST 117
orHIST 117H
HIST 118
orHIST H118
HIST 155Women in U.S. History
Total Units22-23

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