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Paralegal Studies (260) |
Associate of Applied Science: Paralegal Studies |
The Paralegal Studies program prepares students for careers as paralegals in offices specializing in general practice or litigation. A cooperative education program enables students to earn academic credit and supplement their income while gaining work experience at local sites. Students should be eligible to enroll in ENG 111 prior to registering for any LGL course offering.
The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Paralegal Studies prepares students to work as a paralegal in diverse settings. Electives can be selected to enable students to concentrate in general practice, litigation, or a combination of each.
Students in the Paralegal Studies program will be subject to an audit of their transcripts in the first month of their last semester before graduation. This audit will serve as a preliminary review to insure that all requirements for graduation have been met and further, to confirm that the maximum credit hours completed through online coursework and permissible under program accreditation standards has not been exceeded. The audit will be conducted by the Program Head or such other designees as may be appointed by the Program Head or Academic Dean.
The TCC Paralegal Studies program is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Program note: Legal assistants and paralegals cannot give legal advice to members of the public. Most jurisdictions impose significant penalties for the unauthorized practice of law. This program is not intended to give legal advice to students or to educate or train students to give legal advice or otherwise engage in the unauthorized practice of law.
Program Objectives:
1. All Paralegal AAS degree students will demonstrate requisite skills involved in assisting attorneys with trial preparation.
2. All Paralegal Studies graduates will demonstrate knowledge of computerized legal software and databases.
3. All Paralegal Studies graduates will demonstrate knowledge of legal research.
4. All Paralegal Studies graduates will demonstrate knowledge of legal writing.
5. All paralegal studies students will demonstrate an ability to analyze ethics issues and apply principles of legal ethics to resolve them.
Students must take at least three courses (LGL 125, LGL 126 and LGL 216) through synchronous instruction. |
2024-2025 |
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22.0302 |
Virginia Beach |
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ENG 111 |
College Composition I
| 3 | None | None |
LGL 110 |
Introduction to Law and the Paralegal
| 3 | None | ENG 111 |
LGL 117 |
Family Law
| 3 | LGL 110 (prerequisite or corequisite) | None |
LGL 200 |
Ethics for the Paralegal
| 1 | LGL 110 (prerequisite or corequisite) | None |
SDV 100 |
College Success Skills
| 1 | None | None |
PHI 111 |
Logic
| 3 | None | None |
PLS 135 |
U.S. Government and Politics
| 3 | None | None |
Semester Total: 17 |
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ENG 112 | College Composition II
| 3 | ENG 111 | None |
LGL 125 | Legal Research
| 3 | LGL 110 | None |
LGL 130 | Law Office Administration and Management
| 3 | LGL 110 (prerequisite or corequisite) | None |
MTH 130 | Fundamentals of Reasoning
| 3 | MDE 10 or placement | None |
LGL 222 | Information Technology for the Paralegal
| 3 | None | None |
Semester Total: 15 |
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CST 100 | Principles of Public Speaking
| 3 | None | None |
LGL 126 | Legal Writing
| 3 | ENG 111 (prerequisite or corequisite) and LGL 125 (prerequisite) | None |
LGL 216 | Trial Preparation and Discovery Practice
| 3 | LGL 110 | None |
___________ | Approved Elective 1
| 3 | | |
LGL 215 | Torts
| 3 | LGL 110 | None |
LGL 218 | Criminal Law
| 3 | LGL 110 | None |
Semester Total: 18 |
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LGL 238 | Bankruptcy
| 3 | LGL 110 (prerequisite or corequisite) | None |
LGL 297 | Cooperative Education 2 (or Business Elective)
| 3 | Instructor permission | None |
LGL 230 | Legal Transactions
| 3 | LGL 110 | None |
LGL 115 | Real Estate Law for Legal Assistants
| 3 | LGL 110 (prerequisite or corequisite) | None |
___________ | LGL Elective 3
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Semester Total: 15 |
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Total Minimum Credits: 65
1Students may select any LGL course that is not already applied to the program. Additional options include: ADJ 105, ADJ 201, ADJ 232, ADJ 236, ASL 101, ASL 102, AST 101, HLT 143, PSY 200, and SPA 101 (or higher). |
2Business electives include courses which have the following prefix: ACC, ACQ, AST, BUS, ECO, FIN, GIS, HRI, LGL, ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP, and MKT. |
3Students may select any LGL course that is not already applied to the program. |
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