Paralegal AAS
The Paralegal Associate's Degree educates and trains students to perform substantive and procedural legal work under the supervision of a lawyer. Paralegals are non-lawyers who assist attorneys in their professional duties.
Upon completion of this degree, students will:
- Be able to think critically
- Demonstrate organizational skills
- Work effectively with a variety of legal office professionals and clients
- Understand and apply legal ethics as required by law
- Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the legal system and its various agencies
- Demonstrate solid interviewing and investigation skills
- Draft legal documents and memoranda pertinent to specific areas of law
- Demonstrate excellent writing, listening, and speaking skills
- Demonstrate knowledge in legal research and writing skills
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of computer programs
- Maintain confidentiality
Completion of a Technical Skill Assessment is required.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| HRPT/SS-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3.00 |
| Additional General Education Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
|
ID-300A - ID-300Z (see course descriptions for options)
|
||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
|
or PHYS-112
|
GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 15.00-19.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GNBPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-185 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-222 | BUSINESS EDITING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-233 | OFFICE PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-219 | LEGAL TERMINOLOGY | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-223 | LEGAL SUPPORT FUNDAMENTALS AND ETHICS | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-224 | INTRODUCTION TO LAW | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-230 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-265 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| or LAWPT-365 | BUSINESS LAW II | |
| LAWPT-274 | LEGAL PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN LAW I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-322 | PARALEGAL PROCEDURES FOR CRIMINAL LAW | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-323 | CIVIL LITIGATION | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-331 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING II | 3.00 |
| Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
| Total Credits | 45.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-219 | LEGAL TERMINOLOGY | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-223 | LEGAL SUPPORT FUNDAMENTALS AND ETHICS | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| GNBPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-185 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-233 | OFFICE PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| HRPT/SS-185
or SS-185
|
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
or HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS
|
3.00 |
| LAWPT-224 | INTRODUCTION TO LAW | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-222 | BUSINESS EDITING | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-230 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-274 | LEGAL PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| LAWPT-265
or LAWPT-365
|
BUSINESS LAW I
or BUSINESS LAW II
|
3.00 |
| LAWPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN LAW I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-322 | PARALEGAL PROCEDURES FOR CRIMINAL LAW | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-323 | CIVIL LITIGATION | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-331 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING II | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 60.00 | |
Graduates from Paralegal programs go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:
- Legal Assistant
- Law Clerk
- Litigation or Judicial Assistant
- Legal Practice Assistant
- Court Clerk
- Title/Abstract Examiner
- Legal Researcher
- Contract Specialist
- Claims Adjuster
- Court Assistance Program Specialist
- Limited Practice Officer
Check out the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website for more information about the potential careers listed above.