2016-2017 Fall Publication

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2016-2017 Fall Publication [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Paralegal Studies, AAS

[AAS_ PLGL offered at LSC-North Harris]

First Year

First Semester

BUSI 2301 - Business Law 3 Credits
MATH 1332 - College Mathematics for Liberal Arts 3 Credits
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I 3 Credits
LGLA 1307 - Introduction to Law and Legal Professions 3 Credits

Second Semester

ACNT 1303 - Introduction to Accounting I 3 Credits
General Education Elective 3 Credits ¹
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government 3 Credits
LGLA 1303 - Legal Research 3 Credits

Third Semester

ITSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers 3 Credits
Elective Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 Credits ²

Second Year

First Semester

LGLA 1219 - Paralegal Ethics 2 Credits
LGLA 1345 - Civil Litigation 3 Credits
LGLA 2370 - Rules of Civil Procedure 3 Credits
LGLA 2303 - Torts and Personal Injury Law 3 Credits

Second Semester

LGLA 2305 - Interviewing and Investigating 3 Credits
Elective LGLA 3 Credits ³
LGLA 2388 - Internship - Paralegal/Legal Assistant 3 Credits OR
Elective LGLA 3 Credits ³
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
LGLA 1171 - Preparing for Legal Employment 1 Credits

Third Semester

ITSW 1301 - Introduction to Word Processing 3 Credits
LGLA 2331 - Advanced Legal Research and Writing 3 Credits ⁴

Total Credit Hours 60

¹Choose from the AAS General Education Requirements for the Associate of Applied Science Degree.

² Choose from the Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture options in the Requirements for the Associate of Applied Science Degree core.

³ Choose from LGLA Electives: LGLA 1317 , LGLA 1323 , LGLA 1341 , LGLA 1343 , LGLA 1349 , LGLA 1351 , LGLA 1353 , LGLA 1355 , LGLA 1359 , LGLA 2309 , LGLA 2311 , LGLA 2313 , LGLA 2315 , LGLA 2323

⁴Capstone course

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