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Certificate andAssociateof AppliedScience in
Paralegal Studies
The purpose of the Paralegal Studies Program is to provide students with
the skills necessary to perform specifically delegated substantive legal work
under the supervision of an attorney. Paralegals and other non-lawyers are
prohibited frompracticing law.
Theprogram consists of an associatedegree (A.A.S.) and a certificate. The
associate degree is designedmainly for students who have not attended college
before or those who have a limited amount of previous college credit. The
certificate program is designed for students who already hold a degree
(associate or bachelors) or who already have two years of college. All of the
paralegal courses in the certificateprogramare included in theassociatedegree.
Students admitted to the paralegal certificate programmust have earned at
least 60 semester hours of college-level work from a regionally accredited
college or university. The 60 hours must include at least 18 semester hours
general education credit.
CERTIFICATE INPARALEGALSTUDIESPROGRAMREQUIREMENTS
Lower DivisionRequirements
............................................................
24hours
PARA 1101 Introduction toLawandEthics.............................................. 3 hours
PARA 2203Civil Litigation ...................................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2205Legal ResearchandWriting ................................................. 3 hours
PARA 2207Criminal Litigation ................................................................ 3 hours
PARA 2209BusinessOrganizations ....................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2211Computers in theLaw.......................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2213Real Estate.......................................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2225FamilyLaw.......................................................................... 3 hours
Lower DivisionElectives
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6hours
Select two courses fromamong:
PARA 2221Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Relations................................... 3 hours
PARA 2222Occupational Internship ....................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2223Wills, Trusts andProbateLaw.............................................. 3 hours
PARA 2227HealthCareLaw.................................................................. 3 hours
PARA 2229 Intellectual PropertyLaw...................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2231AdministrativeLaw............................................................... 3 hours
PARA 2233Employment Law................................................................. 3 hours
PARA 2235LawOfficeSkills .................................................................. 3 hours
Total ProgramRequirements
.............................................................
30hours
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES DEGREE
PROGRAMREQUIREMENTS
CoreCurriculum
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22hours
COMM1001Presentational Speaking.......................................................1 hour
CRIT 1101Critical Thinking .................................................................... 3 hours
ENGL1101EnglishComposition I .......................................................... 3 hours
ENGL1102EnglishComposition II ......................................................... 3 hours
HIST 2111Survey of U.S. History to1877or HIST2112
Survey of U.S. History sinceReconstruction..................................... 3 hours
