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Paralegal Studies

Paralegal Studies Associate Degree (Major Code: PS13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:3
Students must choose one of the following courses:
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Paralegal Studies Core

COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Paralegal Studies Major (Specialty)

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 2200Paralegal Practicum

6
OR
PARA 2210Paralegal Internship I

6
Total Credit Hours:39

Paralegal Studies Elective

Students must choose 9 hours of elective credit from the following courses:

PARA 1200Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Relations

3
PARA 1205Constitutional Law

3
PARA 1210Legal and Policy Issues in Healthcare

3
PARA 1215Administrative Law

3
PARA 1220Intellectual Property

3
PARA 2215Paralegal Internship II

6
Total Credit Hours:9
 

Total Credit Hours: 72

Students must complete a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of Paralegal Studies legal specialty courses, along with PARA 2210, at Athens Technical College.

Students must take at least nine (9) semester credit hours of required Paralegal Studies legal specialty courses through synchronous instruction.

Athens Technical College will only consider for transfer credit those Paralegal Studies legal specialty courses taken at ABA Approved schools.

Paralegals shall not engage in the unauthorized practice of law as per § O.C.G.A. 15-19-51 and must work under the supervision of an attorney in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia.