The Legal Assisting Program Paralegal Studies prepares a student for a career as a legal assistant paralegal in law firms, insurance companies, title companies, government agencies and large corporations. As a two-year recommended program of studies, the Legal Assisting Paralegal Studies curriculum combines liberal arts courses with law courses to provide a generalist legal assistant prepare the students as a well-rounded paralegal. This is a part-time only program.
This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This program provides the student the opportunity to:
- understand legal concepts and principals.
- learn the applicable skills to function as a paralegal.
The graduate of this program is able to:
- apply fundamental legal concepts and principles.
- apply critical thinking skills to legal and social issues.
- conduct legal research using both primary and secondary sources in either printed or electronic versions.
- prepare legal documents.
- conduct legal research and prepare legal documents.
- explain the constitutional foundation of the federal and state court systems for both civil and criminal procedures.
Required Courses / Recommended Sequence FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
BUS-268 - Legal Environment of Business, 3 credits
Elective - Cultural Awareness and Diversity Elective, 3 credits
Elective - Critical Thinking Elective, 3 credits
FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits
LAP-100 - Introduction to Paralegal, 3 credits
LAP-250 - Legal Research & Writing, 3 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits
Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits
LAP-202 - Estate Law, 3 credits
OMT-154 - Administrative Professional I, 3 credits
RET-107 - Real Estate Law, 3 credits
SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
ACC-110 - Survey of Accounting, 3 credits
ACC-111 - Principles of Accounting I, 3 credits
LAP-203 - Corporate Law, 3 credits
LAP-205 - Family Law, 3 credits
Elective - Quantitative Elective, 3 credits
Elective - Scientific Elective, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
CIS-110 - Computer Literacy & Applications, 3 credits
CJU-140 - Criminal Law, 3 credits
LAP-201 - Tort & Personal Injury Law, 3 credits
LAP-206 - Civil Litigation for the Paralegal, 3 credits
LAP-299 - Paralegal Internship, 3 credits Total Credits for Degree: 65 | 