Paralegal Studies

Paralegal Studies (260) PROGRAM OF STUDY FIRST YEAR FALL
Course #		Course Title	Credit	Pre-Requisite Courses (if applicable)
AST	101	Keyboarding I	2
BUS	241	Business Law I	3
ENG	111	College Composition	3
LGL	110	Introduction to Law & the Legal Assistant	3
LGL	120	Legal Terminology	3
LGL	200	Ethics for the Paralegal	1
SDV	100	College Success Skills	1
FIRST YEAR SPRING
ITE	175	Email Essentials	1
MKT	170	Customer Service	1
AST	141	Word Processing I	3	AST 101
Eligible for Microsoft Office Specialist Word Core Exam upon completion of AST 141
LGL	115	Real Estate Law	3
LGL	117	Family Law	3
LGL	127	Legal Research & Writing	3
MTH	132	Business Mathematics	3
Eligible for Legal Office Assisting Certificate (261)
Eligible for Certification in FastCase Legal Research Database
SECOND YEAR FALL
LGL	195	Topics in Paralegal Studies	2
AST	205	Business Communications	3
ITE	119	Information Literacy	3
LGL	216	Trial Preparation & Discovery Practice	3
LGL	218	Criminal Law	3
PLS	135	U.S. Government I	3
SDV	106	Preparation for Employment	1
SECOND YEAR SPRING
AST	265	Legal Office Procedures I	3	ENG 111; AST 141
LGL	221	E-Practice	3	AST 141, ENG 111, and LGL 216
LGL	222	Information Technology for the Paralegal	3	AST 141, ENG 111, and ITE 119
LGL	290	Coordinated Internship	3
Eligible for Career Readiness Certifications while enrolled in LGL 290
PSY	120	Human Relations	3
		Humanities Elective	3	See approved list
Total Program Credits			69

Notes and Additional Curriculum Options

For MTH 132, MTH 141 or higher math is a course substitution.

For ITE 119, ITE 115 is a course substitution.

For PLS 132, HIS 121; PLS 211, 135, 136 are course substitutions.

For PSY 120, any higher level PSY is a course substitution.

Please see an advisor for more information.

Beth Snodgrass	bsnodgrass@mecc.edu	276-523-9059
Angie Lester	alester@mecc.edu	276-523-7462
Wes Mullins, Assistant Dean of Business & Information Technology	jmullins@mecc.edu	276-523-9017