Paralegal/Legal Studies, A.S. (2112)

General Education (18 credit hours)

Please refer to General Education  requirements

• ENC1101 College Composition 3 credit hour(s)
• Any additional General Education Communications course 3 credit hour(s)
• Any General Education Humanities course 3 credit hour(s)
• Any General Education Mathematics course 3 credit hour(s)
• Any General Education Science course 3 credit hour(s)
• Any General Education Social Science course 3 credit hour(s)

Program Courses (37 credit hours)

Please refer to Course Descriptions for information on course availability by semester.

• BUL2241 Legal Concepts of Business 3 credit hour(s)
• BUL2242 The Law of Business 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA1003 Introduction to the Legal Process 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA1104 Legal Research 4 credit hour(s)
• PLA2800 Family Law 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2203 Litigation Procedures I 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2223 Litigation Procedures II 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2763 Law Office Procedures and Management 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2114 Legal Writing 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2610 Real Estate Law and Property Transactions 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2600 Wills, Trusts and Probate 3 credit hour(s)
• IDS2182 Applied Ethics Seminar 3 credit hour(s)

Program Electives (3 credits hours)

Choose one of the following:

• PUP2020 Lobbying and Legislative Law 3 credit hour(s)
• IDS2941 Technology and Professional Programs Internship 3 credit hour(s)
• PLA2483 Florida Administrative Law 3 credit hour(s)
• CGS2100 Microcomputer Applications for Business 3 credit hour(s)
• CJL2100 Criminal Law 3 credit hour(s)

History (6 credit hours)

• Select any college-level History courses: 6 credit hour(s)

Note:

* Students who intend to earn a Paralegal/Legal Studies Associate of Science degree in a timely manner should pay close attention to the paralegal classes offered each semester and make enrolling in paralegal classes their first scheduling priority. The courses in this program are primarily offered as Web-based or evening classes.