Southwest Tennessee Community College students who complete the Associate of Applied Science degree in Paralegal Studies will be accepted as transfer students at The University of Memphis after meeting all admission requirements. They will also need to be admitted to the University College in order to pursue the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree with a concentration in Paralegal Services.

Upon successful completion of the following requirements, the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree with a concentration in Paralegal Services will be awarded by The University of Memphis to holders of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Paralegal Studies from Southwest Tennessee Community College:

• 42 upper-division credit-hours successfully completed at The University of Memphis;
• a minimum of sixty (60) credit-hours taken at a regionally-accredited, four-year institution;
• a minimum of thirty (30) of the final sixty (60) credit-hours required for the degree taken at The University of Memphis;
• a final, cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 with a 2.25 grade point average within the coordinated study (major); and,
• all other University of Memphis degree requirements in accordance with the attached articulation description.

This agreement takes effect upon approval by representatives from Southwest Tennessee Community College and The University of Memphis and will be reviewed annually by representatives from both institutions.

s/ Dan Lattimore	s/Gary Michael Stephens
Dr. Dan L. Lattimore, Dean University College The University of Memphis	Mr. Gary Michael Stephens, Interim Dean Business, Career Studies & Technologies Southwest Tennessee Community College
Date: 11/12/07	Date: 11/12/07

I.	General Education Requirements (18 hrs)2
		ENGL 10I0	English Composition I
		ENGL 1020	English Composition II
		MATH 1630	Finite Mathematics
		SPCH 20I0	Oral Communication
		**** ****	Humanities and/or Fine Arts
		**** ****	Social and Behavioral Sciences
II.	Required Paralegal Core Courses (30 hrs)
		LEGL 1040	Introduction to Law
		LEGL 1045	Legal Research
		LEGL 1050	Family Law
		LEGL 1055	Legal Ethics and Professionalism
		LEGL 1080	Law Office Management
		LEGL 2030	Courts and Procedures I
		LEGL 2035	Courts and Procedures II
		LEGL 2040	Legal Writing
		LEGL 2045	Legal Internship3
		LEGL 2100	Computer Research and Legal Software
III.	Other Required Course (3 hrs)
		OFAD 1510	Microcomputer Office Applications
IV.	Concentration Courses and LEGL Elective (9 hrs)4

¹Transfer hours without The University of Memphis equivalents will be used as electives toward the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree.

²Additional general education courses will be required upon transfer to The University of Memphis.

³Southwest Tennessee Community College requires the successful completion of a 60 clock-hour internship. The University of Memphis requires the successful completion of a 150 clock-hour internship. Students transferring to The University of Memphis pursuant to this agreement should complete a 150 clock-hour internship while attending Southwest Tennessee Community College; otherwise, an additional upper-division LEGL course must be taken upon transfer to The University of Memphis.

⁴LEGL 1070 - Torts is recommended as an LEGL elective.

I. PROGRAM SUMMARY

General Education		Any Necessary Remaining Credit-Hours
Coordinated Study:
	Paralegal Core/Law-Related Electives Courses	15
	Communications Requirements	6
	Interdisciplinary Requirements	18
Thematic Studies		6
Senior Project		3
General Electives		0-13
	Total Credit-Hours Required for BPS Degree:	120

II. PROGRAM IN DETAIL
In addition to completing The University of Memphis' undergraduate general education requirements, students pursuing the BPS in Paralegal Services degree must complete all University College degree/graduation requirements and take courses for the "Coordinated Study" degree component according to the following guidelines:

A. Paralegal Requirements (15 hrs)
(Select five courses from the following group which were not taken at Southwest Tennessee Community College; a minimum grade of "C-" is required in each course)

Course No.	Course Name	Hours	Semester(s) Offered *
CJUS 3510	Law and Society	3
CJUS 3521	Constitutional Criminal Procedure	3
CJUS 4530	Principles of Evidence and Proof	3
COMM 4812	Communications Law in Performing Arts	3
FIR 3310	Real Estate Principles	3
FIR 4011	Estate Planning and Law of Taxation	3
JOUR 4700	Mass Communications Law	3
LEGL 3445	Civil Procedure - Federal	3	Spring
LEGL 3481	Family Law	3	Fall
LEGL 3482	Labor Law	3	Spring
LEGL 3483	Computers in the Law	3	Spring
LEGL 3484	Bankruptcy Practices	3	Fall
LEGL 3485	Real Estate Practices	3	Spring
LEGL 3486	Criminal Law and Procedure	3	Spring
LEGL 3487	Administrative Law and Procedure	3	Fall
LEGL 3488	Immigration Law	3	TBA
LEGL 3489	Probate Law & Procedure	3	TBA
LEGL 4450	Legal Research and Writing III	3	Fall (Odd Years)
POLS 4200	Environmental Law, Policy & Regulation	3
POLS 4222	Urban Politics	3
* LEGL courses will be selected and offered during the summer semester based upon student demand.

B. Written Communications (6 hrs)

• ENGL 3500 - Practical English Grammar

  And

• ENGL 3604 - Persuasive Writing

  or

• MGMT 3510 -Business Communications

Courses in the Written Communications category are prerequisites to LEGL 2420 - Legal Research & Writing I

Students who have transferred from another paralegal program and have already taken LEGL 2420 and LEGL 3450 must still take six credit-hours from the Written Communications category.

C. Interdisciplinary Requirements (12hrs)
(Select one course from each of the groups listed below)

Group 1: Business and Administrative Applications
	CJUS 4180	Corporate and White Collar Crime
	FIR 3011	Business Law
	FIR 3130	Legal, Social & Political Environment of Business
	FIR 4011	Estate Planning and Law of Taxation
	FIR 4310	Real Estate Law
	MGMT 3215	Management of Human Resources
	PADM 3601	Public Administration
	POLS 4221	Urban Administration
Group 2: Philosophical and Constitutional Perspectives
	CJUS 4531	Issues in Constitutional Rights
	HIST 3275	History of the Jewish People
	HIST 3840	United States Constitutional History
	HIST 3881	Black American History
	HIST 4851	History of Women in America
	HIST 4941	History of the American Indian
	PHIL 3741	African-American Philosophy
	PHIL 4551	Social and Political Philosophy
	POLS 4211	Constitutional Law: National Powers
	POLS 4212	Constitutional Law: The Origins and Evolution of Civil Liberties in the United States
	POLS 4405	Origin and Development of American Political Thought
Group 3: Law in Society
	CJUS 3426	Corrections in America
	CJUS 3510	Law and Society
	CJUS 3521	Constitutional Criminal Procedure
	CJUS 4170	Prevention and Deterrence to Crime
	CJUS 4520	Substantive Criminal Law
	PADM 4208	Mental Health Policy and Law
	PADM 4209	Aging Policy and Law
	POLS 4416	African-American Political Thought
	POLS 4504	International Law
	SOCI 3420	Sociology of the South
	SOCI3541	Criminology
Group 4: Ethical/Moral/Social Issues
	ANTH 3242	Peoples of Africa
	CJUS 3152	Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
	CJUS 4130	Ethical Dilemmas in Criminal Justice
	PHIL 3411	Contemporary Moral Problems
	PHIL 3511	Ethics
	PHIL 3514	Biomedical Ethics
	POLS 3402	Legal/Political Thought: Modern
	SOCI 3422	Racial and Ethnic Minorities
	SOCI 3432	Sociology of Gender
	SOCI 4420	Racial Inequality
	SOCI 4442	Sociology of Poverty
	SOCI 4460	Black and White Women in the South
	SOCI 4631	Cities in Change

D. Thematic Studies (6 hrs)
Students complete a total of six credit-hours in a University College thematic studies course(s) of their choosing. These courses are designed to broaden a student's knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Only specifically designated courses will meet this requirement. For a complete list of approved courses, see: http://www.uc.memphis.edu/thematic-courses.php.

E. The Senior Project (4 hrs)

UNIV 4990	Project Planning Seminar	1 hour
UNIV 4995	Senior Project	3 hours

The senior project is completed during the student's last undergraduate semester at The University of Memphis. The senior project is a small (12-student) online course offered via eCourseware. [For more details about eCourseware, students should log onto the Advanced Learning Center's web site at: http://alc.memphis.edu].

The student's senior project should illustrate the extent to which the student can manage a significant independent study project in a thoughtful and professional manner. It is the culmination of the student's academic program. Whatever form the senior project takes, it should grow out of the student's interest in the paralegal field. The project may be the writing of an interdisciplinary thesis, the creation of curriculum materials, an investigation of an area of paralegal studies, or any endeavor that would be of interest and use to future paralegals.

F. Elective Hours (0-18 hrs)

Electives are taken as needed to reach a minimum total of 120 credit-hours. Electives may be taken from any academic course offerings. University College recommends that students use elective hours to earn a minor. Minors in Legal Thought, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Management, or Sociology can usually be earned with a minimum number of additional classes if students carefully select courses used to fulfill General Education and Concentration requirements. See your advisor and the Undergraduate Bulletin for information about specific course requirements for minors.

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