Students must complete ALL Paralegal (LAW) and Business Law (BLW) course requirements with a grade of “C” or better. Students enrolled in the AAS Program must successfully complete LAW 101, BLW 201 & ENG 101 with a cumulative GPA of 2.66 or better, provide the coordinator with a resume, and an application to be formally admitted into the program.

Overview for College Success

CREDITS
OCS 121 Overview for College Success 1

Semester 1 (Fall)

LAW 101 Fundamentals of Paralegalism
Courses must be taken before application can be made for program admittance
3
BLW 201 Introduction to Business Law
Courses must be taken before application can be made for program admittance
3
ENG 101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
SPE 108 Oral Communication 3
PSC 101 American National Government 3

Semester 2 (Spring)

LAW 203 Legal Research and Writing I
Students must be formally admitted into the program prior to enrolling in LAW 203.
3
LAW 201 Evidence and Investigation 3
LAW 103 Law Office Technology 3
BLW 202 Intermediate Business Law
This course must be taken before serving LAW 204. BLW 202 and LAW 205 may be taken concurrently with LAW 204.
3
LAW Select a program elective 3

Semester 3 (Fall)

LAW 205 Legal Research and Writing II
This course must be taken before serving LAW 204. BLW 202 and LAW 205 may be taken concurrently with LAW 204.
3
LAW 202 Litigation 3
GROUP IV

GROUP V

Select a Mathematics Elective
OR
Select a Physical and Life Science Elective
3
LAW Select a program elective 3
Select a Human Diversity Requirement
Students earning an associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581.
3

Semester 4 (Spring)

LAW 204 Internship I
BLW 202 and LAW 205 may be taken concurrently with LAW 204.
Students must have been accepted into the program and have had an interview with the program coordinator before signing up for an internship.
3
LAW Select a program elective 3
LAW Select a program elective 3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
PHL 101

PHL 102

Introduction to Philosophy
OR
Introduction to Ethics
Either PHL 101 or PHL 102 will satisfy the humanities requirement.
3
Minimum for Degree: 60