Paralegal Studies - AAS Degree Plan


PROGRAM INFORMATION: The paralegal studies program is designed to help prepare a person to perform duties requiring knowledge of both substantive and procedural law under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney, or to perform duties for corporation and other employers that benefit from the ability to gather and organize information and to understand legal issues. An Associate of Applied Science Degree is awarded upon successful completion of this two-year program. The program curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes they need to become competent and ethical professional paralegals.

Freshman Year - Fall

LGLA 1311 and LGLA 1313 are prerequisites for all other LGLA courses except LGLA 1301.

COURSE SECTION

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

LGLA 1301

Legal Research and Writing

3

LGLA 1313

Introduction to Paralegal Studies

3

LGLA 1311

Introduction to Law

3

CRIJ 1301

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

ENGL 1301

Composition I

3

Fall Total Credit Hours

  

15



Freshman Year - Spring

COURSE SECTION

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

LGLA 2307

Law Office Management

3

LGLA 2303

Torts and Personal Injury Law

3

LGLA 2313

Criminal Law and Procedure

3

GOVT 2305

Federal Government

3

SPCH 1315

or

SPCH 1321

Public Speaking

or

Business and Professional Communication

3

Spring Total Credit Hours

  

15



Sophomore Year - Fall

COURSE SECTION

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

LGLA 1345

Civil Litigation

3

LGLA 1355

Family Law

3

LGLA 1353

Wills, Trusts, and Probate Administration

3

MATH 1324

or

MATH 1332

Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

or

Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)

3

GOVT 2306

Texas Government

3

Fall Total Credit Hours

  

15



Sophomore Year - Spring

LGLA 2388: Capstone course. Must be taken in the last semester.

COURSE SECTION

COURSE TITLE

CREDIT HOURS

LGLA 2331

Advanced Legal Research and Writing

3

LGLA 2309

Real Property

3

LGLA 2335

Advanced Civil Litigation

3

LGLA 2388

Practicum

3

X3XX

Approved Language / Philosophy / Culture or Creative Arts

3

Spring Total Credit Hours

  

15

Program Total Credit Hours

  

60

 

 

Navarro College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Navarro College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Navarro College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC's website.