Legal Studies Certificate (Plan 22PB)

To earn this certificate, students must have completed one of the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Arts degree,

• Bachelor of Science degree,

• Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Science degree or

• Associate in Applied Science degree* in addition to the specialty courses required for the certificate.

Students cannot earn both the A.A.S. degree and the certificate in Legal Studies simultaneously.

The requirements for all Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science degrees at accredited U.S. institutions include this level of general education. These disciplines are Social and Behavioral Sciences, Natural Science, English Composition and Literature, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Humanities and Fine Arts. Since master’s degree programs do not usually include general education courses, master’s level degrees cannot be used to meet this requirement.

The general education courses completed by students who have earned Associate in Applied Science degrees and other degrees from non-U.S. institutions may not meet CLC’s general education requirements. These students will be required to complete additional general education courses prior to receiving a certificate in Legal Studies if they have not had a sufficient number and variety of general education courses.

Therefore, CLC must review students’ transcripts to determine whether they have met this general education requirement. To obtain the form, please visit https://dept.clcillinois.edu/adr/LGL_Screening_Form.pdf.