PARALEGAL PROGRAM
(Associate in Applied Science Degree, Code 0304)
(65 credit hours)
The study of paralegal is designed to prepare students with the necessary skills to become highly trained paralegals to meet the needs of corporations, law firms and offices, and other sectors where law related work is performed. This degree requires 21 hours of credit from the General Education Core and 44 credit hours of core paralegal courses for a total of 65 credit hours. Students completing an A.A.S. in Paralegal will find themselves employable in any area where law related work is conducted. A significant component of the paralegal program will be a mandatory internship, which will be required during the last semester of a student's program.
Introductory Courses (may be taken concurrently)
Bus	147	Introduction to Paralegal Studies	3
Bus	148	Civil Litigation	3
Bus	149	Family Law	3
Advanced Courses:
Bus	150	Legal Research & Writing I	3
Bus	219	Real Estate Law for the Paralegal	3
Bus	220	Criminal Law for the Paralegal	3
Bus	222	Business Law for the Paralegal	3
Bus	223	Tort Law	3
Bus	224	Wills, Trusts & Probate	3
Bus	225	Legal Research & Writing II	3
Choose two courses from:	6
Bus	227	Elder Law
Bus	228	Environmental Law for the Paralegal
Bus	229	Immigration Law
Bus	238	Legal Ethics
Bus	239	Business Organization
Choose one course from:
Bus	226	Internship for the Paralegal	3
Bus	240	Computers in the Law office
General Education:
English	101	Composition I	3
English	102	Composition II	3
Speech	101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
Pol Sci	201	The National Government	3
Soc Sci	102	General Course II/Social Science	3
CIS	120	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
Choose one course from:	3
Hum	123	Introduction to Arts and Ideas
Hum	201	General Humanities I
Choose one course from:	3
Phil	105	Logic
Phil	106	Introduction to Philosophy
Phil	107	Ethics
		Total Hours	63