Paralegal Program Course Transfer Policies for Paralegal Courses

1. Students may apply to receive transfer credit towards graduation with the Associates in Applied Science in Paralegal Studies degree from Wright College.
   
   
2. The maximum number of paralegal courses for which students can receive transfer credit is three (nine semester hours).  Wright College’s paralegal courses are listed below.

   Introduction to Paralegal Studies (Business 147)
   Civil Litigation (Business 148)
   Family Law (Business 149)
   Criminal Law for the Paralegal (Business 220)
   Tort Law (Business 223)
   Real Estate Law for the Paralegal (Business 219)
   Business Law for the Paralegal (Business 222)
   Legal Research & Writing I (Business 150)
   Legal Research & Writing II (Business 225)
   Wills, Trusts and Probate (Business 224)
   Internship (Business 226)
   Computers in the Law Office (Business 275)
   Immigration Law (Business 229)
   Business Organizations (Business 277)
   Elder Law (Business 227)
   Environmental Law for the Paralegal (Business 228)
   Legal Ethics (Business 276)

   
   

3. Transferring institutions must be accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or equivalent.  Transferring institution programs provide at least ten semester credits or the equivalent of legal specialty courses through traditional classroom instruction.
   
   
4. Students wishing to transfer course work from a school using academic quarters must combine two courses to receive credit for one Wright College course.  For example, a student who took Contracts and Corporations at a school using academic quarters may apply for transfer credit at Wright College for Business Law for the Paralegal.
   
   
5. To receive transfer credit students must provide the course catalogue from the institution from which they wish to transfer credit, the course syllabi and examples of their work from the courses for which they are seeking transfer credit.
   
   
6. Applications for transfer credit must be submitted to the Paralegal Program Coordinator.
   
   
7. These policies are subject to change and interpretation by the Paralegal Program Coordinator.