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Paralegal Studies
An 8-Quarter Associate of Applied Science Degree Program

Objectives
The purpose of this program is to help students prepare for entry-level positions as paralegals. Areas of study include ethics, legal research and writing, law office technology, and specific areas of the law, such as criminal law, corporate law and litigation, among others. The program is also intended to help the student develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program may begin their careers in entry-level positions such as corporate paralegal, real estate paralegal, litigation paralegal, and court paralegal.

Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.

School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to use the following school equipment as required throughout the program: computer systems, network hubs, patch panels, printers and other common computer peripherals.

Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 20 to 40 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.

Program Outline

To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.

Course
Number
Course Quarter
Credit
Hours
Scheduled
Units of
Course Time
of Classes
  General Education Courses  
GE117T Composition I 4 48
GE127T College Mathematics I 4 48
GE150T Survey of the Sciences 4 48
GE172T State and Local Government 4 48
GE184T Problem Solving 4 48
GE217T Composition II 4 48
GE375T Psychology 4 48
Subtotal 28 336
  Core Courses  
BU222T Business Law and Regulation 4 48
CJ123T Criminal Law 4 48
CJ333T Constitutional Law 4 48
PL101T Introduction to Paralegal Studies 4 48
PL102T Ethics for Paralegals 4 48
PL103T Technology in the Law Office 4 60
PL104T Wills, Trusts and Estates 4 48
PL105T Real Estate Law 4 48
PL106T Legal Research and Writing I 4 60
PL201T Family Law 4 48
PL202T Civil Litigation 4 48
PL206T Legal Research and Writing II 4 60
PL207T Contract Law 4 48
PL208T Tort Law 4 48
PL299T Paralegal Capstone 4 60
Subtotal 60 768
  Technical Basic Courses  
TB133T Strategies for the Technical Professional 4 60
TB150T Computing and Productivity Software 4 60
Subtotal 8 120
  Program Total Credit Hours 96
  Scheduled Units of Course Time of Classes in the Program 1224
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.



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