Students must complete ALL Paralegal (PLA) and Business Law (BLW) course requirements with a grade of “C” or better. Students enrolled in the AAS Program must successfully complete PLA 101, BLW 201 & ENG 101 with a cumulative GPA of 2.66 or better, provide the Coordinator with a resume, and an application to be formally admitted into the Program.
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| OCS 121 | Overview for College Success | 1 |
Semester 1 (Fall)
| PLA 101 | Fundamentals of Paralegalism Courses must be taken before application can be made for Program admittance |
3 |
| BLW 201 | Introduction to Business Law Courses must be taken before application can be made for Program admittance |
3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| SPE 108 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| PSC 101 | American National Government | 3 |
Semester 2 (Spring)
| PLA 203 | Legal Research and Writing I Students must be formally admitted into the Program prior to enrolling in PLA 203. |
3 |
| PLA 201 | Evidence and Investigation | 3 |
| PLA 103 | Law Office Technology | 3 |
| BLW 202 | Intermediate Business Law This course must be taken before serving PLA 204. BLW 202 and PLA 205 may be taken concurrently with PLA 204. |
3 |
| PLA | Select a program elective | 3 |
Semester 3 (Fall)
| PLA 205 | Legal Research and Writing II This course must be taken before serving PLA 204. BLW 202 and PLA 205 may be taken concurrently with PLA 204. |
3 |
| PLA 202 | Litigation | 3 |
| GROUP IV | Select a Mathematics Elective OR Select a Physical and Life Science Elective |
3 |
| PLA | Select a program elective | 3 |
| Select a Human Diversity Requirement Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. |
3 |
Semester 4 (Spring)
| PLA 204 | Internship I BLW 202 and PLA 205 may be taken concurrently with PLA 204. Students must have been accepted into the Program and have had an interview with the Program Coordinator before signing up for an internship. |
3 |
| PLA | Select a program elective | 3 |
| PLA | Select a program elective | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PHL 101 PHL 102 |
Introduction to Philosophy OR Introduction to Ethics Either PHL 102 or PHL 102 will satisfy the Humanities requirement. |
3 |
| Minimum for Degree: | 60 | |
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