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LEGAL ASSISTING


Associate in Applied Science Degree

Purpose: The curriculum is designed to provide an individual with a sufficient level of knowledge, understanding and proficiency to perform the tasks in meeting a client's needs which can be performed by a trained, non-lawyer assistant working under the direction and supervision of a lawyer. A legal assistant will have a basic understanding of the general processes of American law, and will have the knowledge and proficiency to perform specific tasks under the supervision of a lawyer in the fields of civil and criminal law. The occupational objectives include: employment in public and in private, both individual and corporate, law-related activities, organizations and agencies.

Recommended Preparation: Proficiency in high school English.

Completion Requirements: To remain in the program, students must complete each of the legal courses in the program with a "C" or better.

Cooperative Education: Students in this curriculum will participate in at least 3 semester hours of Cooperative Education unless they already have equivalent experience. For further information, contact the Cooperative Education Office.

Special Accreditation Status: The Legal Assisting program is accredited by the American Bar Association.

                                                              Credits
First Year                                           1st Semester   2nd Semester
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     ENG  111 College Composition I ...................    3               
     LGL  110 Intro. to Law & the Legal Asst. .........    3               
     LGL  116 Domestic Relations & Consumer Law .......    3               
     LGL  125 Legal Research ..........................    3               
 (1) PED  116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness .............    1               
     PHI  115 Practical Reasoning .....................    3               
     STD  Elective ....................................    1               
     ENG  112 College Composition II ..................                   3
     LGL  126 Legal Writing ...........................                   3
     LGL  215 Torts ...................................                   3
     LGL  218 Criminal Law ............................                   3
     MTH  151 Math for the Liberal Arts I .............                   3
 (1) PED  /RPK ........................................                   1
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                              Total Credits               17             16

                                                              Credits
Second Year                                          1st Semester   2nd Semester
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     ___  Approved elective ...........................    3               
     CIS  150 Intro. to Microcomp. Software ...........    3               
     LGL  115 Real Estate Law .........................    3               
     LGL  217 Trial Pract./the Law of Evidence ........    3               
     LGL  235 Legal Aspects of Business Org. ..........    3               
     PSY  201 Intro. to Psychology I or                                    
     SOC  201 Intro. to Sociology I ...................    3               
     ___  Approved elective ...........................                   2
     LGL  227 Admin. of Decedents' Estates ............                   3
     LGL  230 Legal Transactions ......................                   3
     PSY  202 Intro. to Psychology II or                                   
     SOC  202 Intro. to Sociology II ..................                   3
     SPD  110 Intro. to Speech Communication ..........                   3
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                              Total Credits               18             14

Total minimum credits for the Legal Assisting major (A.A.S. degree) = 65.

(1) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.


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