Undergraduate-Catalog

Paralegal Studies - B.A.

(51 credit hours)

Required Legal Specialty and Paralegal Courses: (39 credit hours)

PL 111Introduction to the Profession

2

PL 112Computer Basics in Law

2

PL 200Law, Ethics, and Society

3

PL 232Legal Communication

3

PL 233Interviewing and Investigation

3

PL 234Legal Research I

2

PL 235Legal Research II

2

PL 302Computers in the Law

3

PL 321Theories of Liability

3

PL 322Contracts and Commercial Transactions

3

PL 323Civil Litigation I

3

PL 325Civil Litigation II

3

PL 443Advanced Research and Writing

3

PL 472Legal Practicum

4

Required Paralegal Electives: (12 credit hours)

In addition to the required legal specialty and paralegal courses, students seeking a baccalaureate degree must take 12 credit hours of paralegal electives from the following:

PL 324Mediation/ADR

3

PL 331Criminal Law

3

PL 332Family Law

3

PL 341Corporate Law and Legal Entities

3

PL 342CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

3

PL 350/EV 350 Environmental Law

3

PL 402Administrative Law

3

PL 420Intellectual Property

3

PL 422Property Law and Applications

3

PL 430Women and the Law

3

PL 431Death and Taxes

3

PL 441Law Office Administration

3

PL 480Topics in Paralegal Studies

1-3

PL 499Independent Study

1-4