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Required courses

	Core Courses	Credit Hours
LAW 104	Introduction to the Paralegal Profession	3
LAW 215	Legal Research	3
LAW 216	Legal Writing and Communication	3
LAW 256	Legal Responsibilities & Ethical Dec. Making	3
LAW 261	Legal Liability: Contracts for the Paralegal	3
LAW 262	Legal Liability: Torts for the Paralegal	3
LAW 272	Civil Litigation for the Paralegal	3
LAW 285	Case Practice Mgmt. & Technology Capstone	3
LAW 290	Legal Career Preparation & Development	1
LAW 292	Credentialing for the Paralegal Profession	1
LAW 350	Current Events - Social/Criminal Justice	3
LAW 360	Internship in Pre-law Studies/Paralegal Studies	3

	Total Core Courses	32

NOTE: Some courses may require prerequisites.

Earn your Associate in Science degree in Paralegal Studies by completing the law courses above and the general education courses below.

	General Education Courses	Credit Hours
BUS 205 or PSY 205	Statistical Methods	3
BUS 301	Business Law	3
COM 101	Public Speaking	3
ECN 200 or HIS 102	Intro Economics or History of the Modern World	3
ENG 112	Writing and Community	3
ENG 239	Professional Writing	3
FYS 110	First Year Seminar	3
PHL 130	Human Nature and Person	3
THL 105	Introduction to Theology	3

	Lab Science (Select One)
BIO 214	Microbiology
BIO 226	General Human Physiology
CHE 100/108	Elements of General & Bio Chem / Lab	4 or 5

	Social Science (Select One)
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology
PSY 101	Intro to Psychology
PSY 220	Human Growth and Development	3

	Total General Education Courses	34
	Total	66