A.A.S. Paralegal Studies

(2 Years)

General Education Requirements

Paralegal Studies majors are required to take 9 credits of Communication, rather than 6, for a total of 18 credits of General Education courses.

“P” courses are equivalent to the original course.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses:
BT 1170	Computer Literacy and Business Software	3
PARA 1110	Introduction to Paralegal Studies	3
PARA 1111	Ethics and Professionalism	3
PARA 1113	Contract Law	3
PARA 1116	Tort Law	3
PARA 1117	Criminal Law and Procedure	3
PARA 1119	Law Office Technology	2
PARA 1121	Law Office Management	2
PARA 1122	Legal Research Analysis and Writing I	3
PARA 2222	Legal Research Analysis and Writing II	3
PARA 2230	Paralegal Internship	4
PARA 2232	Civil Litigation and Procedure	3
Select four of the following for twelve credits:		12
PARA 1112	Estates Wills and Trusts
PARA 1114	Family Law
PARA 1115	Property Law
PARA 1118	Business Organizations
PARA 2215	Debtor and Creditor Rights and Bankruptcy Law
PARA 2223	Legal Research Analysis and Writing III
PARA 2296	Independent Study
General Education courses
COMM 1101	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
ENGL 1101	Writing and Rhetoric I	3
ENGL 1102	Writing and Rhetoric II	3
Additional General Education courses		9
Total Credits		65

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Program Admission Requirements		0
General Education		18
Major Requirements		47
Free Electives		0
Total Credits		65