Business, Information Systems Technology 
and Public Services  

Paralegal

The Paralegal program prepares students to assist lawyers in carrying out their professional responsibilities. Working under the direct supervision of the attorney, paralegals must be mindful of prohibitions against lay persons practicing law. The paralegal does research, prepares documents and interviews clients. Employment opportunities are also available in such diverse areas as insurance, real estate and mortgage companies, government agencies, courts and banks.

This program is approved by the American Bar Association.

Special Requirements

Basic typing skills are required for successful completion of the program.

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all of the courses offered within the Business and Information Systems Technology departments for the grade to be counted toward graduation. Specifically, these include courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, CPT, CRP, IST, LEG, MGT, MKT and OST.

Major: Paralegal (60 credit hours)
Degree: Associate in Public Service
A.	GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS (18 CREDIT HOURS)
			Credit Hours
	ENG 101	English Composition I	3.0
	ENG 102	English Composition II	3.0
	MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	3.0
	PSY 201	General Psychology	3.0
	SPC 205	Public Speaking	3.0
		Approved Humanities Course	3.0
		Subtotal	18.0
Major courses meeting other college general education course requirements are starred (*) below.
B.	MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDIT HOURS)
			Credit Hours
	LEG 120	Torts	3.0
	LEG 121	Business Law I	3.0
	LEG 122	Business Law II	3.0
	LEG 132	Legal Bibliography	3.0
	LEG 135	Introduction to Law and Ethics*	3.0
	LEG 201	Civil Litigation I	3.0
	LEG 213	Family Law	3.0
	LEG 214	Property Law	3.0
	LEG 233	Wills, Trusts and Probate	3.0
	LEG 242	Law Practice Workshop	3.0
		Subtotal	30.0
C.	ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS (12 CREDIT HOURS)
			Credit Hours
	CPT 179	Microcomputer Word Processing	3.0
	CPT 101	Introduction to Computers*	3.0
		Approved LEG Electives	6.0
		Subtotal	12.0
		Total Credit Hours:	60.0
Approved LEG electives include the following:
	LEG 212	Workers' Compensation
	LEG 215	Bankruptcy Law
	LEG 230	Legal Writing
	LEG 231	Criminal Law
	LEG 232	Law Office Management
	LEG 234	Title Examination Procedures I
	LEG 244	Special Projects for Paralegals