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2004-2006 Undergraduate Catalog | Catalogs

With the approval of the director of the Lawyer’s Assistant Program, students may transfer as many as 12 semester hours from ABA-approved paralegal programs. A 2.5 grade point average is required before taking any paralegal courses. These courses must be taken after all course work for the BPS including the senior thesis has been completed. Grades of C or higher are required in all paralegal courses.

Acct 210	Introduction to Accounting I*
or Acct 201	Business Law I
or Econ 101	Principles of Economics I	3
Cst 100	PC Software Packages
or Cst 101	Overview of Information Technology	3
Eng 222	Writing About Ideas	3
Four courses in a specialty area chosen from one department or program		12
Two electives (Phil 209 and Phil 210 recommended)		6
Para 301	Ethics and Professionalism	3
Para 302	Legal Research**	3
Para 303	Civil Law
or Para 324	Introduction to Law	3
Para 304	Pre-Trial Litigation	3
Para 305	Commercial Law	3
Para 306	Trial and Post-Trial Litigation	3
Para 325	Legal Writing**	3
One course in a substantive area of law such as intellectual property, real estate, or criminal law		3
or Para 330	Paralegal Internship	3

*The prerequisite for Acct 210 is Math 116 or qualification into Math 121 on the RUA.

**Qualifying students may substitute Para 328 Accelerated Research and Writing for Para 302 and 325 with the approval of the program director.

04-06 Undergraduate Catalog | University College | BPS/BGS Program