Pre-Law

Associate of Arts Degree

AA-GR 60805

Advisors:
Patrick Lukens-Espinosa

The Association of American Law Schools indicates that pre-law education should provide you with ability in the comprehension and expression of words, the critical understanding of human institutions and values with which the law deals, and creative power in thinking. The Association does not recommend any particular sequence of courses for pre-legal training although successful candidates are usually in the liberal arts studies.

The colleges of law at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, similar to all of the leading law schools in the United States, are graduate schools. That is, they require the completion of a Baccalaureate degree before admission; however, they do not specify that it be in any particular field or discipline. You should obtain a catalog of the university where you plan to transfer to complete your law degree and meet any requirements or recommendations contained therein.

Curriculum Requirements

CMP 103	Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
HIS 101	U.S. History I	3 credits
HIS 102	U.S. History II	3 credits
HIS 104	Western Civilization I	3 credits
HIS 105	Western Civilization II	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

15 credits

General Education Requirements

AGEC-A

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Mathematics	MAT 154 College Algebra	3 credits
Lab Science	Select from list. Select from two different departments.	8 credits
Humanities	ENG 241 American Literature I	3 credits
	PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
	Select from the list. Choose a course from one of the following departments: ART, MUS, SPC or THC.	3 credits
Social Science	BUA 221 Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
	BUA 223 Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
	POS 110 United States National Politics	3 credits

Total General Education Requirements

35 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives and Foreign Language Requirements

To obtain this degree you must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the 202 course level. To do this select from the following options:

If you have no foreign language coursework completed, take the French or Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 course sequence offered at EAC. This option will fulfill your foreign language and electives requirement and result in 66 credits to obtain the degree
If you have completed two years of high school French or Spanish courses, take the 201, 202 course sequence at EAC. These two courses will fulfill your foreign language requirement. You will need to select six credits of elective courses from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required for this degree.
If you have completed four years of high school foreign language courses or have obtained foreign language ability at the 202 course level in some other manner, testing options are available to demonstrate your proficiency. Contact the Records and Registration Office for more information. If you demonstrate foreign language proficiency by testing, you will need to complete 14 credits of elective courses from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required for the degree.

Suggested Electives

BUA 230 and
BUA 250

Uses of Accounting Information I and
Introductory Accounting Lab

3 credits
1 credit

Electives and Foreign Language Requirements

14 to 16 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.