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Paralegal Studies

Paralegal Studies AAS (Major Code: PS13)

Credits Required for Graduation: 72 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (18 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (6 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 Credits)

Students must choose one ECON course from the following:

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences (3)

Students must choose from the following courses:

MATH 1100Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000First

3

Paralegal Studies Core (3 Credits)

COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3

Paralegal Studies Major (45 Credits)

PARA 1100Introduction to Law and Ethics

3
PARA 1105Legal Research and Legal Writing I

3
PARA 1110Legal Research and Legal Writing II

3
PARA 1115Family Law

3
PARA 1120Real Estate Law

3
PARA 1125Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

3
PARA 1130Civil Litigation

3
PARA 1135Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Administration

3
PARA 1140Tort Law

3
PARA 1145Law Office Management

3
PARA 1150Contracts, Commercial Law, and Business Organizations

3
PARA 2210Paralegal Internship I

6
PARA 2215Paralegal Internship II

6

Paralegal Studies Elective (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

PARA 1200Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Relations

3
PARA 1210Legal and Policy Issues in Healthcare

3
PARA 1215Administrative Law

3
  • The director of registration and records will only consider for transfer credit those Paralegal Studies major courses taken at ABA-approved schools.
  • A student must complete at least four courses in the Paralegal Studies major category and PARA 2210 and PARA 2215 at Athens Technical College.
  • A student must take at least 10 semester credit hours in the Paralegal Studies major category in a traditional classroom setting.