Second Bachelor's Degree students must complete
a minimum of 42 semester hours of Program classes.
The required Program classes fall into 2 categories:
Legal Classes (minimum
of 33 semester hours), and Restricted
Electives (minimum of 9 semester hours).
Note that BEDU 123,
Word Processing/Keyboarding Applications, is a
prerequisite to LEGL 304, Legal Writing, Research,
and Analysis I.
If you do not have a transfer class or
substitution to satisfy this
prerequisite, you will have to take the prerequisite.
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LEGL 211 |
Introduction to Paralegalism |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 212 |
Law Office Administration &
Technology |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 304 |
Legal Writing & Research
I |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 305 |
Legal Writing & Research
II |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 306 |
Legal Writing & Research
III |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 311 |
Probate, Estates, and Wills |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 313 |
Family Law |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 404 |
Court Rules Drafting Contracts |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 405 |
Civil Litigation & Procedure
I |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 406 |
Civil Litigation & Procedure
II |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 416 |
Legal Assistant Internship |
3 hrs |
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33 hrs |
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Restricted
Electives - Minimum of 9 hours |
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LEGL 479 |
Criminal Procedure |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 479 |
Juvenile Law |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 479 |
Environmental Law |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 479 |
Agency Practice for Paralegals |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 479 |
Real Estate Law for Paralegals |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 413 |
Cyberspace Law |
3 hrs |
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BEDU 496 |
Records Management |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 497 |
Independent Study |
1 hr |
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LEGL 498 |
Independent Study |
2 hrs |
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LEGL 499 |
Independent Study |
3 hrs |
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CTAC 357 |
Interviewing as Communication |
3 hrs |
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LAW 293 |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 hrs |
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LAW 393 |
Law of Business Enterprises |
3 hrs |
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LAW 403 |
Employment Law |
3 hrs |
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LAW 455 |
International Law |
3 hrs |
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LEGL 415 |
Bankruptcy Law |
3 hrs |
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PLSC 301 |
The American Legal System |
3 hrs |
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PLSC 341 |
International Law |
3 hrs |
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PLSC 456 |
Criminal Law |
3 hrs |
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Total |
42 hrs |
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