Paralegal - General Practice AAS Specialization Part-time Program Map

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Semester 1 (10 Credits)

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

Semester 2 (9 Credits)

LGL 117 - Family Law Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
LGL 126 - Legal Writing Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
LGL 225 - Estate Planning and Probate Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks

Semester 3 (9 Credits)

LGL 200 - Ethics for the Paralegal Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credit Hours: 3
PHI 111 - Logic I Credit Hours: 3 * or
PHI 220 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3 * or
HUM 202 - Modern Humanities Credit Hours: 3 *

Semester 4 (9 Credits)

LGL 130 - Law Office Administration and Management Credit Hours: 3
LGL 218 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
LGL 235 - Legal Aspects of Business Organizations Credit Hours: 3

Semester 5 (9-10 Credits)

LGL 238 - Bankruptcy Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
LGL 210 - Virginia and Federal Procedure Credit Hours: 3
BIO 106 - Life Science Credit Hours: 4 * or
MTH 130 - Fundamentals of Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 *

Semester 6 (6 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 *
LGL 222 - Information Technology for the Paralegal Credit Hours: 3

Semester 7 (9 Credits)

LGL 226 - Real Estate Abstracting Credit Hours: 3 - 7 weeks
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 * or
CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hours: 3 *

LGL Elective

200-Level LGL Course Credit Hours: 3 or
HLT 143 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 or
ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3 or
ADJ 212 - Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedures II Credit Hours: 3 or
ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation 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 .

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