Fall 2025 Pathway to Law program is open until 9/21
Professor Scott Moller | smoller@sdccd.edu | Zoom: https://sdccd-edu.zoom.us/my/mollerÂ
Office hours: Mon/Wed 12:35-2:05. Tue/Thu 12:35-1:35 pm. Fri 1 pm Zoom Q&A
More course-specific information in individual course syllabi in Canvas
Each 3 unit/credit, grade-only course is organized into weeks, open Monday to Saturday.
To earn points, each student must complete each weekly task (e.g., chapter quizzes and discussions) by the end of its week; please review relevant chapters and slides before coming to class, and note that the last weeks of each on-campus course will use a "flipped classroom" teaching method, to focus class time on trial preparations.
In addition to weekly tasks, each course includes projects (e.g., case brief for all courses; mock trials for on-campus courses), with specific due dates shown in the course schedule on each course home page.
I will treat everyone with respect.
I will provide a clearly organized course to promote meaningful learning.
I will provide a learning environment for you to share and discuss ideas.
I will be present and available to you throughout each course.
Treat everyone with respect.
Engage throughout the course, accessing materials, checking announcements, and completing tasks on time.
Ask for help when needed, using relevant college resources, including SDCCD Online Technical Support for technical issues, DSPS for accommodations, and me for course content questions.
Do not request special treatment. For fairness, each course rule must apply equally to all, thus no special treatment, such as altered exam dates, extensions, retakes, reopened exams, discussions, make-up work, extra credit, or rule or record modifications, will be granted. Any student who misses points due to emergency (e.g., illness, injury, family, work) may make one request for up to 10 emergency points during the course.
Your course grade is based on the points you earn and follows the SDCCD standard grading scheme of A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (0-59), with no +/- grades. You may track your progress online. Maximum points available in this course are:
Discussions: 12 points each – original posts are due each Friday, with replies due each Saturday (online courses only)
Writing Projects (e.g., Résumé, Police Report, Criminal Complaint): 12 points each
Quizzes: 10 points each (up to 10 questions in 20 minutes)
Cumulative Exams: 50 points each (up to 50 questions in 90 minutes)
Case Brief: 100 points
Mock Trial Notebook: 50 points (on-campus courses only)
Mock Trial Performance: Juror 20 points. Witness 40 points. Attorney 60 points (on-campus courses only)
Professionalism: 10 points
Quizzes are graded immediately. Discussions are graded weekly. Writing projects are graded 1-2 weeks after they are due or submitted. Final course grades are submitted the week after the course ends.
There are copies of each book on Miramar Campus Library reserve for free student use or click below for purchase information.
ADJU 101 Introduction to Administration of Justice
ISBN: 9781644962916
ADJU 102 Criminal Law I
ISBN: 9781544355986
ADJU 160 Criminal Law II
No required textbook
ADJU 161 Juvenile Procedures
ISBN: 9781133049623
ADJU 162 Criminal Investigation
ISBN: 9780078026577
ADJU 180 Drug Abuse & Law Enforcement
ISBN: 9780357695241
ADJU 201 Criminal Procedure
ISBN: 9781071845677
ADJU 210 Rules of Evidence
ISBN: 9780367551933
Treat everyone with respect, and stay active, fully engaged, and up to date in the course. Check online course Announcements each Monday morning, complete all participation events by their due dates, and remain active in the course throughout each week. Students who violate the Student Code of Conduct may be removed for 5 instructional days, and any missed assignment(s) or examination(s) that occurred during the removal period cannot be made up. Incidents involving removal of a student from class will be reported to campus administration. The Student Code of Conduct can be found in Board of Trustees Policy, BP 3100, Student Rights, Responsibilities, Campus Safety and Administrative Due Process.
Students who miss the first participation event (e.g., class session, discussion, quiz, exam) or fail to complete three or more participation events before the withdrawal deadline are subject to being dropped from the course. Students who remain in the course will receive an evaluative grade (A-F). If you decide to drop the course, it is your responsibility to officially drop the course. I understand if you need to withdraw, and you will always be welcome to return when you can.
Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times. Students who attempt to participate in cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, whether human or not (e.g., "AI"), or other academic misconduct will receive a grade of zero on each item involved, a loss of Professionalism points, and referral to administration for possible disciplinary action. See Administrative Procedure 3100.2, 3100.3, Student Disciplinary Procedures. Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for work via dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. This includes submitting for credit work that anyone, including you, have previously submitted for credit in any course. Plagiarism is the act of incorporating ideas, words, or specific substance of another, whether human or not, and submitting it as your own work, without properly quoting and citing the source, per APA or Harvard Blue Book citation rules.
Every effort has been made to make this course accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. Students who require academic accommodations should immediately contact Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) (Room K-204 on the Miramar campus, call 619-388-7312 or 858-536-7212; or email miradsps@sdccd.edu). Please ask DSPS to immediately forward your DSPS-authorized accommodations to your professors, so that they may be implemented. For absences due to pregnancy or related conditions, including recovery from childbirth, students who notify the instructor in a timely manner shall be afforded the opportunity to establish alternative arrangements.
SDCCD Board of Trustees Policy BP 3410 prohibits discrimination in accordance with state and federal laws. The San Diego Community College District is committed to equal opportunity in educational programs, employment, and all access to institutional programs and activities, without regard to national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. No qualified student with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs or activities of the district or be subjected to discrimination by it. Students wishing to file complaints based upon discrimination should contact the campus Site Compliance Officer (SCO), Lou Ascione, at lascione@sdccd.edu, (619) 388-7873, Rm. H-101A. Appeals may be made to the District EEO Compliance Manager at the District Administrative Office, 3375 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108.
In an emergency on campus, call 911 or 619-388-6405 (Campus Police Dispatch). Note evacuation routes, and if you need evacuation assistance, notify your instructor as soon as possible. If you have a conflict with any staff or student, first contact the instructor to resolve the conflict. If you still need help, please contact the department chair. If you still need help, please contact the dean.
Our on-campus classes meet in Room S5-108, in the S5 Science building, which is located directly east of the number "16" indicated on this campus map.
Daily parking permit machines, located at the Black Mountain Road entrance to the campus, lot 2, and each floor of the parking structure, allow students and visitors to park in student lots, for $1 per hour, $5 per day maximum. Motorists with state issued disabled placards may park in any student, staff or administrator parking. Designated disabled spaces are located in all lots as well as all staff areas.
Student parking permits may be purchased before the beginning of each semester online, through mySDCCD or at the campus accounting office. If purchased before school starts they will be sent by mail to the address that the student has on record with admissions. Permits purchased after the first day of the semester must be picked up from the campus police. SDCCD student identification is required to pick up a permit. One permit per student may be purchased.
