Education Requirements

General Education Requirements 

Students interested in Paralegal Studies are required to complete 18 units of general education course-work approved by the American Bar Association. Students transferring Associate’s or Bachelor’s degrees from other institutions must meet these requirements as well. Students transferring Bachelor’s degrees from foreign institutions must request an evaluation for equivalency. Please consult with a Counselor for more information.

Students must take courses in at least three different disciplines, such as social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, humanities, foreign language and English. Any course below used for the 18 units of general education can also apply to the A.A. Degree requirements.  Approved GE Class pdf.

American Studies (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), 7
Anatomy 30, 32
Anatomy and Physiology 34A, 34B
Anthropology 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Architecture 104, (105), 107, 108
Art 101, 102A, 102AH, 102B, 102C, 106, 109, 150, 205A, 205B, 207, 208, 209
Astronomy 20 (formerly 9), 25 (formerly 10), (11), 12
Biology 8, 10, 10H, 11, 12, 15, 17, 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 103
Child Development 103
Chemistry 1A, 1B, 4, 4H, 7A, 7B, (11), 20, 21A, 21B
Chinese 1, 2, 3, 24
Communication Studies 100, 120, 130, 140, 250, 260, 265, 275
Dance 101, 103
Economics 1, 1H, 2, 5
English 1A, 1AH, 1B, 1BH, 1C, 1CH, (10), (11), 12, 15A, 15B, 20, 21, (22), (23), 24A, 24B, (26), 27, 28, (29), 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40A, 40B, (41), (41A), 41B, 42, 43, 44, (45), (47), 48, (49)
Ethnic Studies 1, 3, 5
Film 100, 105, 110 (formerly 1), (51), (52), 153 (formerly 53), 154 (formerly 54)
French 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, (24), (35)
Geography 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
Geology 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 30, 32, 34, 36
German 1, 2
History 101, 101H, 102, 102H, 105, 106, 108, 110, 111, 112, 114, 122, 122H, 128, 129, 140, 141, (143), 145,152, 154, (162), (163), (165), 175, 176, (177), 178, 183, 184, 190
History of Science (11) Humanities 1
Italian 1, 2, 24
Japanese 1, 2, 3, 4, 25
Journalism 1, 12
Math 110, 111, 115, 120, 130, 140, 150, 150H, (160), 165, 170, 180, 190, 191, 210, 220, 270
Microbiology 33
Music 111, 112, 112H, 113, 116, 117, 215A, 215B
Oceanography 10, 10H
Philosophy 101 (formerly 2), 101H, 103 (formerly 3), 105 (formerly 5), 105H, 106 (formerly 8), 107 (formerly 7), 111 (formerly 10), (11), 112, 113, 114, 115 (formerly 12), 117 (formerly 17), 120 (formerly 23)
Physical Science 25
Physics 11, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B
Physiology 31
Political Science 1, 1H, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 10H, (21), (16)
Psychology 2, 3, 5, 5H, 7, 8, 9A, 9B, 10, 12, (14), 15, 16, 17, (21), (22), (33)
Sign Language 111 (formerly 15), 112 (formerly 16), 113 (formerly 17A), 114 (formerly 17B), 115, 130 (formerly 202)
Sociology 101, 101H, 102, 104, 107, 108, 112, 113, 115
Social Science 101, 103
Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 24, 52
Theatre 103, 104, 113
Women Studies 1