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Associate in Applied Science
Degree
The 63 credit-hour program is designed
to prepare men and women as technically qualified assistants to a lawyer.
Under the supervision of a lawyer, the paralegal may perform such functions
as legal research, investigation, detail work with regard to probate matters,
preparation of tax forms and returns, searching public and court records,
office management, library service, bookkeeping, serving and filing legal
documents and preparing legal forms.
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| First Semester | ||
| ENG 101 | Composition | 3 |
| Humanities elective (1) | 3 | |
| PLS 101 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| total: | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 103 | Technical and Report Writing | 3 |
| PLS 102 | Fundamentals of Legal Research | 3 |
| PLS 103 | Litigation | 3 |
| PLS 105 | Family Law | 3 |
| PLS 123 | Real Property Law | 3 |
| total: | 15 | |
| First Semester | ||
| Mathematics elective (2) | 3 | |
| PLS 201 | Tort and Insurance Law | 3 |
| PLS 205 | Contract Law | 3 |
| PLS 210 | Corporate and Securities Law | 3 |
| PSC 101 | American Politics and Government | 3 |
| total: | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CIS 120 | Introduction to Business Software Packages | 3 |
| Electives (3) | 12 | |
| PLS 208 (4) | Externship in Paralegal Studies | 3 |
| total: | 18 | |
- Humanities electives must be chosen from the following ABA-approved humanities, listed with the requirements for AAS degrees: ART 105, any FNA, any FRN, any GER, any HST, any HUM, any JPN, any LIT, LNG 105, MUS 103, MUS 104, MUS 120, any PHI but not PHI 160, any SPA, any SPE but not SPE 212 or SPE 216.
- A competency test, available in the Assessment and Testing Center, may be utilized to meet the mathematics requirement. Students in this program who utilize the competency test to meet the mathematics requirement must take an additional humanities elective course for the required credit hours from the courses listed in footnote 1. Only 100 level or higher mathematics courses are acceptable for the mathematics elective.
- CRJ 201 or CRJ 202, PLS 200, PLS 202, PLS 212, PLS 220, PLS 221, PLS 222, PLS 223, PLS 230.
- Required for individuals without any legal experience. Individuals with legal experience may substitute another PLS course with coordinator approval.
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