Paralegal - PARALEGAL.AAS

Associate in Applied Science Degree

First Semester

• ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

• MATH 129 - Business Mathematics 3 credit hours

• PLGL 130 - Introduction Paralegal Studies 3 credit hours

• PLGL 135 - Technology For Paralegals 3 credit hours

• PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

  or

• SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

• BUSN 141 - Business And The Legal Environment 3 credit hours

• PLGL 140 - Legal Research And Writing I 3 credit hours

• PLGL 150 - Tort Law 3 credit hours

• PLGL 160 - Litigation 3 credit hours

• POLS 131 - American Government 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Third Semester

• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit hours

• MGMT 242 - Human Resource Management 3 credit hours

• PLGL 180 - Elder Law 3 credit hours

  or

• PLGL 220 - Bankruptcy Law 3 credit hours

• PLGL 190 - Electronic Discovery 3 credit hours

  or

• PLGL 230 - Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning 3 credit hours

• PLGL 240 - Legal Research And Writing II 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Fourth Semester

• Mathematics or Physical/Life Science Elective 3-4 credit hours

• Approved Paralegal Elective (see list) 3-4 credit hours

• PLGL 170 - Family Law 3 credit hours

  or

• PLGL 200 - Immigration Law 3 credit hours

• PLGL 260 - Paralegal Internship 3 credit hours

• SPCH 131 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours

  or

• SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours

Paralegal Internship may be taken concurrently with any PLGL courses after earning a C or better in PLGL 130, PLGL 135, and PLGL 140.  Students are responsible for finding an intern host for 240 hours during one complete semester.

Total: 15 - 17 Credit Hours

Approved Paralegal Elective List

• ACCT 130 - Accounting For Small Business 3 credit hours

• ACCT 234 - Tax Accounting 3 credit hours

• BIOL 120 - Medical Terminology 3 credit hours

• BUSN 131 - Introduction To Modern Business 3 credit hours

• BUSN 161 - Issues in E-Commerce & Social Media 3 credit hours

• CRMJ 131 - Intro To American Criminal Justice 3 credit hours

• CRMJ 148 - Criminal Law 3 credit hours

• CRMJ 249 - Criminal Court Procedures 3 credit hours

• CRMJ 252 - Constitutional Law-Criminal Justice 3 credit hours

• ECON 131 - Introduction To Economics 3 credit hours

• HIMC 270 - Medical Billing and Coding 3 credit hours

• MKTG 131 - Introduction To Marketing 3 credit hours

• MKTG 240 - Social Media Marketing 3 credit hours

• POLS 132 - State And Local Government 3 credit hours

• REAL 136 - Real Estate Transactions 3 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the A.A.S. in Paralegal: 60