| Business
Technology: GENERAL PRACTICE
This program prepares students to work as a paralegal in diverse settings with an emphasis in general practice.
The career studies program enables students to upgrade their skills if they are currently employed as a legal assistant in general practice law. It gives those who already have a degree the training they need to make a career change. The certificate program can lead to entry-level positions in a general practice law firm, and the Associate of Applied Science degree in Paralegal Studies enables students to work as a legal assistant with a general practice firm.
A cooperative education program allows students to earn academic credit and supplement their income while they gain work experience at local sites.
Placement test scores should indicate a readiness for ENG 111 prior to registering for any LGL course offering.
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Paralegal Studies
Specialization: General Practice (260.02)
| SEMESTER 1 (BASED ON A FALL SEMESTER START) |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ENG 111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
Placement |
| ITE 109 |
Information Systems for Legal Assistants |
3 |
|
| LGL 110 |
Introduction to Law and the Legal Assistant |
3 |
Placement into
ENG 111 |
| LGL 115 |
Real Estate Law for Legal Assistants |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| LGL 117 |
Family Law |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| LGL 200 |
Ethics for the Legal Assistant |
1 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| SDV 100 |
College Success Skills |
1 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
17 |
|
| SEMESTER 2 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ENG 112 |
College Composition II |
3 |
ENG 111 |
| LGL 125 |
Legal Research |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| LGL 235 |
Legal Aspects of Business Organizations |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| |
LGL Elective |
3 |
|
| |
Humanities Elective1 |
3 |
|
MTH 121
or higher |
Fundamentals of Mathematics I |
3 |
Placement |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
18 |
|
| SEMESTER 3 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| LGL 126 |
Legal Writing |
3 |
LGL 125 and ENG 111 |
| LGL 225 |
Estate Planning and Probate |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| CST 100 |
Principles of Public Speaking |
3 |
|
| |
LGL Elective
|
3 |
|
| |
Elective |
3 |
|
| |
Health/Physical Education Elective1 |
2 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
17 |
|
| SEMESTER 4 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| LGL 238 |
Bankruptcy |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| LGL 297 |
Cooperative Education (or Business Elective2) |
3 |
|
| |
LGL Elective
|
3 |
|
| |
LGL Elective
|
3 |
|
| |
Social Science Elective1 |
3 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
15 |
|
| |
TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS |
67 |
|
Certificate: Legal Assistant (261)
| SEMESTER 1 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ENG 111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
Placement |
| ITE 109 |
Information Systems for Legal Assistants |
3 |
|
| LGL 110 |
Introduction to Law and the Legal Assistant |
3 |
Placement
into ENG 111 |
| LGL 117 |
Family Law |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| SDV 100 |
College Success Skills |
1 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
13 |
|
| SEMESTER 2 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ENG 112 |
College Composition II |
3 |
ENG 111 |
| LGL 125 |
Legal Research |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| LGL 200 |
Ethics for the Legal Assistant |
1 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| |
LGL Elective3 |
3 |
|
| |
MTH Elective1 |
3 |
Placement |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
13 |
|
| SEMESTER 3 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| LGL 126 |
Legal Writing |
3 |
LGL 125 and ENG 111 |
| LGL 238 |
Bankruptcy |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| |
LGL Elective3 |
3 |
|
| |
LGL Elective3 |
3 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
12 |
|
Career Studies: Paralegal
General Practice (221.260.02)
| SEMESTER 1 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ITE 109 |
Information Systems for Legal Assistants |
3 |
|
| LGL 110 |
Introduction to Law and the Legal Assistant |
3 |
Placement
into ENG 111 |
| LGL 115 |
Real Estate Law for Legal Assistants |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| LGL 200 |
Ethics for the Legal Assistant |
1 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
10 |
|
| SEMESTER 2 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| LGL 117 |
Family Law |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| LGL 125 |
Legal Research |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| LGL 235 |
Legal Aspects of Business Organizations |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
9 |
|
| SEMESTER 3 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| LGL 126 |
Legal Writing |
3 |
LGL 125 and ENG 111 |
| LGL 225 |
Estate Planning and Probate |
3 |
LGL 110 |
| LGL 238 |
Bankruptcy |
3 |
Prereq or Co-req:
LGL 110 |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
9 |
|
1 Eligible courses are listed on page 34 in the 2009-2010 catalog. See your academic
advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).
2 Business electives include courses which have the following prefix:
ACC, ACQ, AST, BUS, ECO, FIN, GIS, HRI, LGL, ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP, MKT, and REA.
3 Students wishing to concentrate in general practice should take the following:
LGL 115 – Real Estate Law and the Legal Assistant
LGL 225 – Estate Planning and Probate
LGL 235 – Legal Aspects of Business Organizations
LGL 250 - Immigration Law
Students wishing to concentrate in litigation should take the following:
LGL 215 - Torts
LGL 216 – Trial Preparation and Discovery Practice
LGL 218 – Criminal Law
LGL 230 – Legal Transactions
LGL 250 - Immigration Law
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