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Legal Assisting/Paralegal AAS (LEGAL-AAS)
AREA OF CONCENTRATION: The purpose of this program is to prepare students to work as legal assistants and/or paralegals, i.e., to serve as assistants to attorneys and to perform many complex tasks under the supervision of attorneys. The legal assistant’s responsibilities may include the following: conducting legal and factual research; interviewing clients and witnesses; reviewing and organizing case material for settlement negotiations or trial; drafting legal documents and forms; summarizing depositions, interrogatories, and testimony; and functioning as a member of a legal team. Students who graduate from this program would typically work in law firms, government agencies, financial institutions, corporations, law courts, insurance agencies, banks, department stores, credit departments, real estate offices, and health care facilities. Completion of the legal assisting program leads to an Associate in Science degree.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES CH
+* ENC1101, English I 3
+* ENC1102, English II 3
+ BSC1005, General Biological Science 3
PSY2012 or SYG2000, Psychology/Sociology 3
Humanities (see below) 3
Humanities
All students are required to successfully
complete a minimum of three semester hours from Area I, Area II, or Area III. Students must complete ENC 1101 with a minimum grade of "C" before taking Area II and must complete ENC 1102 with a minimum grade of "C" before taking Area III. Some programs may require additional hours in the humanities.
Area I (Choose One) 3
+ ARH2000, Understanding Visual Arts
+ MUL2010, Understanding Music
+ THE2000, Understanding Theatre
+ ARH2050, Art History I
+ ARH2051, Art History II
+ MUL2110, Survey of Music Literature
+ THE2071, Survey of Film
Area II (Choose One) 3
(Students must complete ENC 1101 with a minimum grade of "C" before taking Area II)
* + PHH2060, Introduction to Classical Philosophy
* + PHI2002, Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
* + PHI2600, Ethics
* + PHI2635, Biomedical Ethics
* + REL2000, Introduction to Religion
* + REL2121, Introduction to Religion in America
* + REL2300, Religions of the World
* + SPN2200, Second-Year Spanish I
Area III (Choose One) 3
(Students must complete ENC 1102 with a minimum grade of "C" before taking Area III)
* + AML2010, Amer. Lit. Through the Civil War
* + AML2020, Amer. Lit: Reconstruction to Present
* + AML2600, African-American Literature
* + ENG2111, Literature and Film
* + ENL2012, Eng. Lit. Through the 18th Century
* + ENL2022, Eng. Lit: Romantics to Present
* + LIT2040, World Drama
* + LIT2090, Contemporary Literature
* + LIT2110, World Literature: Ancient Through Renaissance
* + LIT2120, World Lit: Enlightenment to Present
* + LIT2380, Women in Literature
MAJOR COURSES
# PLA1423, Contract Law 3
# PLA2433, Corporations, Partnerships, & Agency Law 3
CJL2100, Criminal Law 3
PLA2308, Criminal Procedure 3
CJL2130, Evidence 3
PLA2800, Family Law 3
PLA2600, Wills, Trusts, and Probate 3
PLA2610, Real Property Law I 3
PLA2190, Legal Reasoning 3
PLA1203, Civil Practice and Procedure I 3
+# PLA2223, Civil Practice and Procedure II OR
CCJ1020, Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
+ PLA1104, Legal Writing and Research I 3
+# PLA2114, Legal Writing and Research II OR
ENC2210, Technical Writing 3
PLA2949, Coop OR
POS2041, American National Government 3
CGS1570, Microcomputer Applications 3
QMB1001, College Business Math OR
MAT1033, Intermediate Algebra 3
Electives 1
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 64
NOTE: Courses beginning with prefix PLA are offered at NIGHT ONLY and are taught at GCCC's main campus.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
+ Prerequisites required.
# Applies only to A.S. degree, A.A.S. degree, and certificate programs.
