The Legal Assisting Program prepares a student for a career as a legal assistant in law firms, insurance companies, title companies, government agencies and large corporations. As a two-year recommended program of studies, the Legal Assisting curriculum combines liberal arts courses with law courses to provide a generalist legal assistant. The program is accredited by ACBSP. 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.
- 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-261 - Business Law I, 3 credits FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits LAP-100 - Introduction to Paralegal, 3 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits RET-107 - Real Estate Law, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER CIS-110 - Computer Literacy & Applications, 3 credits LAP-201 - Tort and Criminal Law, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits LAP-202 - Estate Law, 3 credits Elective - Mathematics Elective, 3 credits THIRD YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER ACC-111 - Principles of Accounting I, 3 credits LAP-203 - Corporate Law, 3 credits THIRD YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER Elective - Humanities Elective, 3 credits LAP-204 - Bankruptcy Law, 3 credits FOURTH YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER LAP-205 - Family Law, 3 credits SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits FOURTH YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER LAP-206 - Civil Litigation for the Paralegal, 3 credits OMT-154 - Administrative Professional I, 3 credits FIFTH YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER LAP-250 - Legal Research & Writing, 3 credits Elective - Science Elective (3 cr), 3 credits FIFTH YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER LAP-279 - Legal Assisting Internship, 3 credits Elective - Social Science Elective, 3 credits Total Credits for Degree: 62 |