Paralegal

Program #101101

Associate Degree of Applied Science

The two year associate degree Paralegal program will prepare students for highly responsible entry-level positions as paralegals or legal assistants. Students take courses that provide them with the basic competencies to begin a career as a paralegal or legal assistant. The subjects covered in the program core course work are: ethics, substantive and procedural law, the American Legal system, delivery of legal services, law offices and related environments, the paralegal profession, legal research and writing, law-related computer skills, legal interviewing and investigation, and substantive areas of legal practice. The program will assist students in acquiring these essential related comptencies: critical thinking skills (analysis, judgment, research and problem-solving), communication skills (oral, written, non-verbal and interpersonal), computer skills, computational skills, understanding of ethics and organizational skills.

Classes in Paralegal

last updated: 07:03:56 AM Nov 21 2008

Following is a list of potential classes in the Paralegal program. A list of program and graduation requirements (PDF) is available on the Paralegal information page.

• Catalog # Class name
 
• 10101106 Accounting Concepts
   
• 10110114 Administration Of Estates
   
• 10110103 Civil Litigation 2
   
• 10110102 Civil Litigation I
   
• 10106141 Computer Apps-Legal
   
• 10809197 Contemporary American Society
   
• 10110168 Criminal Law - Paralegal
   
• 10110122 Debtor & Creditor Relations
   
• 10809195 Economics
   
• 10110106 Family Law
   
• 10110170 Intellectual Property Law
   
• 10110101 Intro to Paralegalism
   
• 10110107 Legal Aspects of Business Org
   
• 10110104 Legal Research
   
• 10110105 Legal Writing
   
• 10804144 Math of Finance
   
• 10801196 Oral/Interpersonal Comm
   
• 10110142 Paralegal Internship
   
• 10809199 Psychology Of Human Relations
   
• 10801195 Written Communication