Paralegal Studies AAS
Academic Map
FIRST SEMESTER
| Course | Notes | Credits | mc |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1010 English Comp I |
3 | ||
| LEGL1316 Intro to Legal Drafting & SoftwareSuccessive Courses |
3 | ||
| LEGL 1300 Intro to Paralegal Studies & Ethics Successive Courses |
3 | Milestone Course | |
| LEGL 1301 Legal Ethics & Professional |
3 | ||
| PICK ONE: Natural Science or Math |
3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 15 |
SECOND SEMESTER
| Course | Notes | Credits | mc |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGL 1320 Legal ResearchSuccessive Courses |
Prereq: LEGL 1300 | 3 | Milestone Course |
| LEGL 1340 Family LawSuccessive Courses |
Prereq: LEGL 1300 | 3 | Milestone Course |
| LEGL 1306 Law Practice ManagementSuccessive Courses |
Prereq: LEGL 1300 | 3 | |
| ENGL 1020 English Comp II |
3 | ||
| PICK ONE: Humanities/Fine Arts |
3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 14 |
THIRD SEMESTER
| Course | Notes | Credits | mc |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGL 2380 Civil Litigation Skills ISuccessive Courses |
Prereqs: LEGL 1300 LEGL 1320 |
3 | Milestone Course |
| LEGL 1350 TortsSuccessive Courses |
Prereqs: LEGL 1300 LEGL 1320 |
3 | |
| LEGL 1330 Legal WritingSuccessive Courses |
Prereqs: LEGL 1300 LEGL 1316 LEGL 1320 LEGL 1340 |
3 | Milestone Course |
| COMM 2025 Fund of Comm |
3 | ||
| PICK ONE: Social/Behavior Sciences |
3 | ||
| Semester Credits | 15 |
FOURTH SEMESTER
| Course | Notes | Credits | mc |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGL 2385 Civil Litigation Skills IISuccessive Courses |
Prereqs: LEGL 1300 LEGL 1316 LEGL 1320 LEGL 1340 LEGL 2389 |
3 | Milestone Course |
| LEGL 2390 Legal InternshipSuccessive Courses |
Prereq: LEGL 1300 LEGL 1301 LEGL 1320 LEGL 1330 LEGL 2380 |
3 | Milestone Course |
| PICK ONE: LEGL Elective |
3 | ||
| PICK ONE: LEGL Elective |
3 | ||
| LEGL 2370 eDiscoverySuccessive Courses |
Prereqs: LEGL 1300 LEGL 1316 LEGL 1320 |
3 | |
| Semester Credits | 15 |
To stay on track, these courses must be taken in order.
General Advising Notes
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2019-2022
This program is designed to transfer.
General Advising Notes
A grade of "C" is required in all Paralegal Studies courses.
Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted
by law.
LEGL 2390 requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 in Paralegal Studies courses
Students must complete 120 hours in their internship.
ENGL1010 and ENGL 0810
ACAD 1100 and READ 0810
MATH 1530 and MATH 0530
The Paralegal Studies program has a transfer agreement with California University
of Pennsylvania and with the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Courses in this program are designed for transfer. Students bear the responsibility of checking with the other institiution to ensure coursework will transfer.
All students must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours of legal specialty courses in a synchronous class setting.
The Paralegal Studies program accepts up to 9 hours of transfer credit of legal specialty courses from ABA approved paralegal programs.