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Program Requirements

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Program Requirements
 

Students who successfully complete the Pathway to Law School Initiative program requirements at Los Angeles Mission College will become Council of Access and Fairness (COAF) Scholars.  COAF Scholars enter into a special agreement designed to prepare students for admissions into the participating law schools.
 

Required Coursework
 

The Pathway to Law School Initiative at Los Angeles Mission College requires students to complete seven (7) courses based on a defined set of “success factors” that help make effective lawyers.

 

Required Courses
 

Required: 7 Course Pattern

 

Law 10  Intro to Law   3 units 
English 101  College Reading & Comprehension  3 units 
English 102  College Reading & Comprehension  3 units 
Comm I  Comm 101 - Public Speaking  3 units 
Math 227  Statistics   4 units 
History 11  U.S. History  3 units 
Pol Sci 001  The Government of the U.S.   3 units 
 
Recommended Elective Courses (2)   
Counseling 17 College Success  1 unit 
  Service/Civic Learning (Internships) TBA

 

Description of Classes

1. Law 10 –  (Intro to Law ) - Introduction to Legal Assisting I (Introduction to Law) which is a 3 unit CSU transferable course seeks to develop critical thinking skills within students. The course uses differential learning and generative learning practices, by having students brief and present legal cases, weekly discussions of facts and rules regarding class assigned cases, application of section topics to news events. These methods are utilized to have students hear lectures on law, read legal cases, interpret cases, develop legal writing skills, and orally present the legal theories of assigned cases.  It also provides the student information about careers in law. 

 

2. English Composition – English 101 - College Reading & Comprehension I 

LAMC offers English Composition, English 101, which is a 3 unit UC and CSU transferable course. English 101 is a course in reading and writing to improve the student’s skill in thinking clearly, reading carefully, and writing effectively; the organization and composition of expository material, including the research paper, are emphasized. 

 

3. Critical Thinking  –  English 102 - College Reading & Comprehension II

 

College Reading and Composition II, English 102, which is a 3 unit UC and CSU transferable course. This course is designed to develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills beyond the level of English 101. Students will develop critical thinking by writing strong arguments based on poetry, drama and fiction, as subject matter. Students will learn to identify premises and conclusions and recognize patterns of faulty logic in developing arguments. They will learn to distinguish between deductive and inductive reasoning and will demonstrate this and utilizing research strategies.

 

4. Argumentation and Debate or Persuasion – Oral Communication I

Oral Communication 1, which is a  3 unit course that is transferable to the UC and CSU system. This course focuses on oral communication, providing public speaking techniques and delivery of speeches to inform and persuade. Students refine critical thinking, research, organizational, and time management skills. LAMC students learn to adapt a message to any audience and occasions.

 

5. Statistics – Math 227

Math 227 Statistics, is a 4 unit course which will transfer to both the UC and CSU system. The course focuses on graphical techniques, probability and probability distributions; sampling; estimation; correlations; regression; hypothesis testing; categorical data. Emphasis is on data analysis and interpretation, using sample data to extrapolate population characteristics.

 

6. U.S. History – History 11 

History 11, is a 3 unit course which will transfer to both the UC and CSU System. The course focuses on the social and political developments that shaped the history of the United States from before the European Invasions to the Civil War  

7.  Political Science 1 – The Government of the United States

Political Science 1 is a 3 unit course which will transfer to both the UC and CSU System.  
The primary objective of this class is to introduce students to the basic concepts and ideas of the American political system, showing the extent to which politics and the government is a part of our daily lives. The class explores how American government was established, the ideology behind this establishment, and the meaning of the American constitution. Analysis of American government branches (the executive, legislative, and the judiciary), in addition to political participation, interest groups, and the media will also take place. Finally, an exploration of the American political system as compared to other countries will help the student define what the proper worldview of the American political system ought to be. ­­­­­

 

Recommended: 2 Elective Courses
 

1. Service/Civic Learning 

Although LAMC does hot have a required elective course for community service/civic learning, it has actively engaged its students in a voluntary capacity with the following two legal internship programs. 
 

Los Angeles Superior Court Outreach Paralegal Internship Program

Since 2008, the LAMC Paralegal program has provided interns to the Los Angeles Superior Court Outreach Paralegal Internship program.  The LASC outreach paralegal internship program includes the San Fernando and Van Nuys Superior Courts and allows students an opportunity to learn about the functions and operations of the court and gain work experience.  The purpose of the outreach internship program is to build relationships between the Community and the Court, provide education to students interested in working in the paralegal field with an emphasis on civil and family law litigation, provide training and experience to students by working in a court environment, help students identify possible employment opportunities and create a mechanism for the court to develop possible employment candidates, and mentor students by providing a working knowledge of the Court system and by developing skills relating to their educational goals.


Neighborhood Legal Services of  LA (NLSLA) Volunteer Intern Program  

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles works to combat the effects of poverty and create lasting improvements in the lives of individuals and families throughout Los Angeles County.  Founded in 1965 as part of the nation’s War on Poverty, NLSLA is now one of the largest and most prominent public interest law offices in California.  NLSLA attorneys, based in offices, courthouses and clinics throughout Los Angeles County, specialize in areas of the law that disproportionately impact the poor, including housing, public benefits, healthcare, immigration, family law, and workers’ rights
 
The Self-Help Legal Access Centers assist people with family law matters (divorce, custody disputes, and paternity actions), housing maters (evictions) and other matters (name change, guardianships, and conservatorships). These are located in the San Fernando, Van Nuys Pomona, Pasadena and Antelope Valley Courthouses.  
 

The Domestic Abuse Self-Help (DASH) clinics assist litigants with domestic violence restraining orders. Litigants are also provided information to shelters, counseling and other social services available to victims of domestic abuse. 

 

The Workers’ Rights Clinic assist workers with claims for unpaid wages and overtime, appeals of unemployment benefit denials and criminal records clean up. 

 

The Debt Relief clinic assists low income litigants with 1) what it means to be sued for a debt, 2) consequences of losing a debt collection lawsuit and 3) what ways a creditor can attempt to collect a judgment, including information about "exempt" income and "judgment-proof" debtors, from whom a judgment basically cannot be collected. 

NLSLA also has  advocacy groups in the area of Administrative Law, Community Development, Family Law, Health Consumer Center, Housing/Consumer Law, Immigration Law and Workers’ Rights/Employment.

 

2. College Success Elective –  Counseling 17

LAMC offers a 1 unit College Success course which will transfer to  the CSU System.  This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of the process of learning and acquire the skills and behaviors necessary to be successful in college. Students will learn about the opportunities, resources and support services available at LA Mission College. This course will provide instruction, guidance and practice in areas essential to academic success. Course topics include: Goal Setting Time Management, Textbook Reading & Study, Test Taking,  Concentration and Memory, Educational Planning, Lecture and Note Taking. 

 

Pre-law Activities

 

Participation in pre-law related activities, including:
 

  • Law and Debate Club
  • mock trials
  • debate competition
  • field trips
  • Statewide Law Day conference
  • law school visits
  • advisement from law schools
  • internships
  • LSAT prep
  • assistance in the law school admissions process
  • exposure to the legal profession
  • speaker series
  • study groups
  • mentoring

 

updated: 12/9/15

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