Paralegal - General Practice AAS Specialization Full-time Program Map

Semester 1 (16 Credits)

• SDV 101 - Orientation to Business Credit Hours: 1
• LGL 110 - Introduction to Law and the Paralegal Credit Hours: 3
• LGL 125 - Legal Research Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
• LGL 126 - Legal Writing Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
• LGL 130 - Law Office Administration and Management Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 111 - College Composition I Credit Hours: 3

Semester 2 (15-16 Credits)

• ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 * or
• PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3 * or
• SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hours: 3 *

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• CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 * or
• CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hours: 3 *

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• BIO 106 - Life Science Credit Hours: 4 * or
• MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3

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• LGL 117 - Family Law Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
• LGL 225 - Estate Planning and Probate Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks

Semester 3 (6 Credits)

• LGL 222 - Information Technology for the Paralegal Credit Hours: 3
• LGL 200 - Ethics for the Paralegal Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks

Semester 4 (12 Credits)

• LGL 218 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
• LGL 235 - Legal Aspects of Business Organizations Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 112 - College Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• LGL 226 - Real Estate Abstracting Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks

Semester 5 (12 Credits)

• LGL 210 - Virginia and Federal Procedure Credit Hours: 3
• LGL 238 - Bankruptcy Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks

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• PHI 111 - Logic I Credit Hours: 3 * or
• PHI 220 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3 * or
• HUM 202 - Modern Humanities Credit Hours: 3 *

Total Required Program Credit Hours: 61-62

Courses should be taken in order listed.

* Recommended elective course for transfer. For a full list of electives see Approved Transfer Electives .