Legal Assisting
The Legal Assistant curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to work under the general direction of attorneys to assist them in the completion of legal tasks. The program provides knowledge and skills for employment in law firms, courts, utility companies, trust and mortgage department of banks, government agencies and industrial companies.
Associate of Applied Science Degree
First Year
| Course |
Course ID |
First Semester |
Sem Hours |
| ENGL |
1301 |
Grammar and Composition |
3 |
| LGLA |
1307 |
Introduction to Law and the Legal Professions |
3 |
| LGLA |
1355 |
Family Law |
3 |
| LGLA |
1351 |
Contracts |
3 |
| ........ |
.......... |
Approved Elective |
3 |
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15 |
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| Course |
Course ID |
Second Semester |
Sem Hours |
| BUSI |
......... |
Business Law 2301 or Business Law 2302 |
3 |
| LGLA |
1307 |
Law Office Management |
3 |
| MATH |
1333 |
Mathematical Topics II |
3 |
| BCIS |
1305 |
Business Computer Applications |
3 |
| LGLA |
2309 |
Real Property |
3 |
| ........ |
........ |
Approved Elective |
3 |
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18 |
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Second Year
| Course |
Course ID |
First Semester |
Sem Hours |
| POFI |
2301 |
Word Processing |
3 |
| CRIJ |
1306 |
The Courts and Criminal Procedure |
3 |
| ........ |
........ |
Social & Behavioral Science Elective |
3 |
| LGLA |
1345 |
Civil Litigation |
3 |
| LGLA |
1303 |
Legal Research |
3 |
| ........ |
........ |
Speech Elective |
3 |
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18 |
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| Course |
Course ID |
Second Semester |
Sem Hours |
| LGLA |
1353 |
Wills, Trust, & Probate Administration |
3 |
| LGLA |
1305 |
Legal Writing |
3 |
| ITSW |
2303 |
Torts & Personal Injury Law |
3 |
| ........ |
........ |
Approved Elective |
3 |
| ........ |
........ |
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective |
3 |
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15 |
30-HOUR CERTIFICATE
| Course |
Course ID |
First Semester |
Sem Hours |
| CRIJ |
1306 |
The Courts and Criminal Procedure |
3 |
| LGLA |
1307 |
Introduction to Law and the Legal Professions |
3 |
| LGLA |
1303 |
Legal Research |
3 |
| BUSI |
2304 |
Business Communications |
3 |
| LGLA |
2309 |
Real Property |
3 |
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| Course |
Course ID |
Second Semester |
Sem Hours |
| BCIS |
1305 |
Business Computer Applications |
3 |
| LGLA |
1345 |
Civil Litigation |
3 |
| LGLA |
1353 |
Wills, Trust, & Probate Administration |
3 |
| LGLA |
1351 |
Contracts |
3 |
| LGLA |
1305 |
Legal Writing |
3 |
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15 |
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