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Legal Studies Option

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwaySocial, Behavioral, Education
AdvisorDr. Robert Saunders
Chair, Social Sciences Division
850.872.3826
rsaunder2@gulfcoast.edu

Senior Administrative AssistantMs. Jody Walton
210 Social Sciences Building
850.872.3825
jwalton1@gulfcoast.edu
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Legal Studies Option, Liberal Arts AA (LGLS-AA)

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
+*ENC 1102English Composition II3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  See General Education Requirements 3 credit hours
•+*STA 2023Statistics3 credit hours
Natural Sciences Area
  Physical Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
  Biological Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
Electives
Total Degree Hours60


Recommended electives:

CCJ1010, Introduction to Criminology, 3 crs.
CCJ1020, Intro. to Criminal Justice, 3 crs.
CJL2100, Criminal Law, 3 crs.
CJL2130, Evidence, 3 crs.
+MAT1033, Intermediate Algebra, 3 crs.
•SYG2000 or •PSY2012, Sociology/Psychology, 3 crs.
CGS1570, Microcomputer Applications, 3 crs.
SPN1120, First Year Spanish I, 4 crs.
 +SPN 1121, First Year Spanish II, 4 crs.
SPC1608, Introduction to Public Speaking, 3 crs.

NOTE:  The speech requirement, SPC1608, at the university level is a university graduating requirement, not a university entrance requirement.


• General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.
+ Prerequisites  and/or corequisites required.  See course descriptions.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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