Degree Pathways
The Rising Scholars Program (RSP) is a unique program that offers students a full guided pathway to graduation within the prison.
All courses offered are transferable under the UC and CSU Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, or IGETC. This allows transferable access with junior-level status to the most rigorous institutions like UC Berkley, UCLA, USD, SDSU, CSULA, CSUB and many more within and outside of the state.
- Administration of Justice AS-T
- Anthropology AA-T
- Business Administration AS-T
- English AA-T
- History AA-T
- Law, Public Policy, and Society AA-T
- Psychology AA-T
“Give a man a taste of education, and he's going to want a little more, and more...until before you know it, his world has changed” -CCI Student
“I am eager to pursue my degree and have a sense of accomplishment...if a clear path to graduation is present and a degree is achievable, I will commit myself to it completely” -CCI Student
The following degrees are offered via the IGETC pathways
