Fundamentals of Law Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2024-2025. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. acquire knowledge and skills to successfully complete entrance level application, testing, and interview process for a career position in the American criminal and civil justice systems
  2. demonstrate familiarity with, and ability to use and write with, appropriate legal terms and legal terminology
  3. apply rules and principles to new situations in the legal assisting arena
  4. demonstrate practical knowledge of the criminal and civil justice system, including but not limited to knowledge of arrest, search, seizure, investigative skills, presentation of evidence and interview and deposition techniques.
  5. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the American Criminal and Civil justice systems, federal and state court proceedings and typical alternative dispute resolution processes.