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Paralegal, Associate of Applied Science

Recommended Program of Study

First Semester

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL 1301Composition I🖱

3:3:0

LGLA 1307Introduction to Law and the Legal Professions🖱

3:3:0

LGLA 1351Contracts

3:3:0

MATH 1332Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)🖱

3:3:0

POFT 1127Introduction to Keyboarding

1:1:1

SPCH 1315Public Speaking🖱

3:3:0

Total Credit Hours:16

Second Semester

Course NumberTitleCredits
Humanities/Fine Arts Course

3

ITSW 1301Introduction to Word Processing🖱

3:3:1

LGLA 1345Civil Litigation

3:3:0

LGLA 1355Family Law🖱

3:3:0

POFT 2312Business Correspondence and Communication🖱

3:3:1

Total Credit Hours:15

Third Semester

Course NumberTitleCredits
ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting🖱

3:3:0

LGLA 1401Legal Research and Writing

4:3:2

LGLA 2303Torts and Personal Injury Law🖱

3:3:0

LGLA 2313Criminal Law and Procedure

3:3:0

GOVT 2306Texas Government🖱

3:3:0

Total Credit Hours:16

Fourth Semester

Course NumberTitleCredits
LGLA 2339Certified Paralegal Exam Review

3:3:0

LGLA 2388Internship: Legal Assistant/Paralegal

3:0:10

LGLA 2433Advanced Legal Document Preparation

4:3:2

SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology🖱

3:3:0

Or

SOCI 1306Social Problems🖱

3:3:0

Total Credit Hours:13

Total Credit Hours: 60