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Legal StudiesBusiness Emphasis

A minimum of 24 – 29 units in Legal Studies including elective units in the business emphasis group must be earned at Cuesta College for a Legal Studies, A.A. Degree. The courses used to pursue an A.A. degree in Legal Studies may be used more than once to pursue more than one degree, for instance, a joint degree in Business Administration and Legal Studies.
Refer to the Cuesta College Catalog for general associate degree requirements.*

Social Science Emphasis

A minimum of 24 – 29 units in Legal Studies including elective units in the social science emphasis group must be earned at Cuesta College for a Legal Studies, A.A. Degree. The courses used to pursue an A.A. degree in Legal Studies may be used more than once to pursue more than one degree, for instance, a joint degree in Political Science and Legal Studies. Refer to the Cuesta College Catalog for general associate degree requirements.

 

Business Emphasis
Associate Degree (A.A.) - Legal Studies

Required Courses (12 UNITS)
Course Number
Description
Units
  ECON 201A Principles of Economics 3
  LGL 217 Introduction to Law 3
  POLS 202 Government of the United States 3
  SOC 201A Introduction to Sociology 3
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Plus 17 – 19 units from the following:
(Business Emphasis) (4 Courses)
  BUS 201A Principles of Accounting 4
  BUS 201B Principles of Accounting 4
  BUS 218 Business Law 3
  BUS 245 Introduction to Business 3
  CIS 210 Introduction to Computer Applications 3
  ECON 201B Principles of Economics 3
  MATH 247 Introduction to Statistics 4
  or MATH 249 Statistics for Business 5
  MATH 255 Calculus for business and management 3
         
Total Units
 25-29 (8 Courses Total)  
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Besides satisfying the requirements for an A.A. degree in Legal Studies at Cuesta College, the required and elective courses in the Legal Studies Program can be used to help complete the lower division requirements for transfer to a 4-year business administration, business economics, business law, business management, management, or managerial economics program at either the CSU’s or the UC’s.

*Cuesta College requires that general education coursework must be completed in addition to the above-required courses in order to receive an associate of arts (A.A.) degree at Cuesta College.

Social Science Emphasis
Associate Degree (A.A.) - Legal Studies

 

Required Courses (12 Units)
Course Number
Description
Units
  ECON 201A Principles of Economics 3
  LGL 217 Introduction to Law 3
  POLS 202 Government of the United States 3
  SOC 201A Introduction to Sociology 3
Plus 12-13 units from the following:
(Social Science Emphasis) (4 Courses)
  ANTH 203 Cultural Anthropology 3
  BUS 218 Business Law 3
  HIST 204A History of Western Civilization 3
  HIST 204B History of Western Civilization 3
  HIST 207A History of United States 3
  HIST 207B History of United States 3
  MATH 247 Introduction to Statistics 4
  PHIL 208 Introduction to Logic 3
  POLS 213 Philosophical Classics 3
  POLS 201 Introduction to Political Science 3
  POLS 204 World Politics 3
  POLS 206 Comparative Government 3
  POLS 209 Introduction to Logic 3
Total Units
 24–25 (8 Courses Total)  
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Besides satisfying the requirements for an A.A. degree in Legal Studies at Cuesta College, the required and elective courses in the Legal Studies Program can be used to help complete the lower division requirements for transfer to a 4-year pre-law, law and society, legal studies, political science, or history program at either the CSU’s or the UC’s.

*Cuesta College requires that general education coursework must be completed in addition to the above-required courses in order to receive an associate of arts (A.A.) degree at Cuesta College.

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For more information on the Paralegal Program,
please contact Ruth Biering at: rbiering@cuesta.edu
or the Business Education Division at: (805) 546-3251