SOC 15

About this course

Provides an overview of the American legal system, including its development, structure, and history. Review of the legal and judicial process in the United States, covering the adversarial system, the jurisdiction of federal and state courts, and the general process of judicial review. Explanation of different sources of law, including statutes, court cases, and administrative agency rules. Review of basic legal reasoning and introductory research methods. Introduction to civil law, criminal law, family law, real property law, contracts, employment, immigration, intellectual property, and other areas of law. Also included is a review of the principles of legal ethics, theories of jurisprudence, and practical problems of law enforcement and the administration of justice.

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Transfer pathways that use SOC 15

ASSIST maps SOC 15 to a requirement in 30 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• FOREST AND FIRE SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• POLITICAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• SOCIOLOGYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH AND SOIL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Political Science B.A. - Legal Studies OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
• SOCIOLOGY, Justice, Law, and Society EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• SOCIOLOGYFoothill → UC Merced
• SOCIOLOGY, Health, Medicine, and Society EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• SOCIOLOGY, Community Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Sociology/Science and MedicineFoothill → UC San Diego
• Sociology/American StudiesFoothill → UC San Diego
• Sociology/Culture and CommunicationFoothill → UC San Diego
• SociologyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Sociology/Law and SocietyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Sociology/International StudiesFoothill → UC San Diego
• Sociology/Economy and SocietyFoothill → UC San Diego
• Sociology/Social InequalitiesFoothill → UC San Diego
• Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley