Program Curriculum

Discipline Concentration 36 hours

LAW 300: The Paralegal Profession
LAW 310: Legal Research & Writing
LAW 320: Litigation & Evidence
LAW 330: Criminal Law for Paralegals
LAW 340: Family Law
LAW 350: Real Estate Law
LAW 360: Law, Business & the Workplace
LAW 370: Administrative Law
LAW 380: Estates and Trusts
LAW 390: Bankruptcy
LAW 400: Constitutional Law for Paralegals
LAW 410: Law and Ethics

Paralegal Electives 24 hours

Students are encouraged to enroll in electives relating to business, computer science and social science. Some suggested courses are:

LAW 499: Internship
CIS 201: Windows and the Internet
CRJ 215: Victim & Justice System
ENG 217: Scientific & Tech Writing
HIS 347: Race and Ethnicity
MGT 300: Principles of Management
MGT 452: Human Resources Strategies
MAT 215: Statistics
SOC 312: Sociology of Organizations
SOC 317:Substance Use and Abuse

*At least 40% of the total credits must be upper division courses (300 level of higher) to qualify for graduation, (48 credit hours).
*Students must have minimum 2.0 grade point average to qualify for graduation.

36 hours of Discipline Specific Concentration (required electives) are needed along with 30-36 hours of additional electives. These additional electives will vary depending on the student’s transcript and articulation transfer agreement.

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