Paralegal Studies (AAS)
This program prepares the next generation of educated, ethical legal professionals who provide support to lawyers, judges, and others in the legal community. The program aims to develop 21st century paralegals focused on access to justice, current trends in the law, and continuous learning and professional development. The program does so by developing paralegals’ skills in writing, research, and technology, which will result in exceptional support and assistance to those employing our graduates. The program also develops paralegals’ substantive and procedural paralegal skills in areas such as bankruptcy law, civil law, criminal law, family law, real estate law, and probate law, which will r
Courses
- ARB 202 — ARB-202. Arabic IV. (4 Credits)
- BUS 136 — BUS-136. Business Law. (3 Credits)
- CIS 115 — CIS-115. Microsoft Office I. (3 Credits)
- COM 101 — COM-101. Composition I. (3 Credits)
- COM 102 — COM-102. Composition II. (3 Credits)
- COM 103 — COM-103. Speech Fundamentals. (3 Credits)
- COM 201 — COM-201. Business and Technical Writing. (3 Credits)
- HUM 115 — HUM-115. World Mythology. (3 Credits)
- HUM 120 — HUM-120. Women in the Humanities. (3 Credits)
- HUM 135 — HUM-135. African & Middle Eastern Humanities. (3 Credits)
- HUM 140 — HUM-140. Asian and Oceanic Humanities. (3 Credits)
- HUM 145 — HUM-145. Native American Humanities. (3 Credits)
- HUM 155 — HUM-155. LGBTQ Humanities. (3 Credits)
- HUM 249 — HUM-249. British Culture and Society. (3 Credits)
- MTH 120 — MTH-120. General Education Mathematics. (3 Credits)
- PLS 110 — PLS-110. Introduction to Paralegal Studies. (3 Credits)
- PLS 125 — PLS-125. Research & Writing for Paralegal I. (3 Credits)
- PLS 140 — PLS-140. Civil Litigation for the Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 160 — PLS-160. Law Office Admin for Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 170 — PLS-170. Law Office Technology for Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 190 — PLS-190. Research & Writing for Paralegal II. (3 Credits)
- PLS 210 — PLS-210. Bankruptcy Law for the Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 220 — PLS-220. Criminal Law for the Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 230 — PLS-230. Evidence for the Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 240 — PLS-240. Family Law for the Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 260 — PLS-260. Estate Plans & Probate/Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 270 — PLS-270. Real Estate Law for the Paralegal. (3 Credits)
- PLS 290 — PLS-290. Paralegal Internship. (3 Credits)
- PSC 110 — PSC-110. American National Government. (3 Credits)
- SPA 202 — SPA-202. Spanish IV. (4 Credits)