Paralegal Studies Concentration
 Paralegal Studies, click on the Adobe icon to download the *.pdf curriculum.
Required Common Core: 15 - 16 Credits
JUST 200 Perspectives on Justice Studies I
JUST 201 Perspectives on Justice Studies II
JUST 221 Research in Justice Studies: Social Science Perspectives
JUST 310 Theoretical Issues in Justice Studies
JUST 497 Senior Seminar and Field Experience in Justice Studies *
* Variable credit allowed up to 8 credits. Credits above 3 credits are free electives, not included in the semester hours toward the major.
CONCENTRATION: 24 Credits
I. Additional Required Courses: 9 credits
PALG 210 Law and Litigation
PALG 312 Research and Writing for Paralegals
PALG 339 Computer Applications in the Legal Environment
II. Choice of 5 Courses from the Following: 15 Credits
A. Students MUST include at least one course from this group:
PALG 304 Real Estate Law
PALG 306 Contract Law for Paralegals
PALG 310 Fundamentals of Patent, Trademark, & Copyright Law
PALG 322 Wills, Trusts, and Probate Law
PALG 330 Family Law
PALG 336 Corporations and Partnerships
B. Students may include up to three courses from this group:
PALG 301 Criminal Law & Procedure
PALG 305 Immigration Law
PALG 308 Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration
PALG 317 Evidence
PALG 318 Computer Assisted Legal Research
PALG 320 Bankruptcy Law
PALG 332 Personal Injury Law
PALG 378 Employment Law
PALG 411 Advanced Patent, Trademark, & Copyright Law
PALG 412 Consumer Law
PALG 413 Elder Law
PALG 420 Advanced Civil Litigation
PALG 437 Entertainment Law
PALG 438 Trademark Law
PALG 441 Advanced Computer Systems in the Legal Environment
PALG 450 Law Office Management and Technology
PALG 499 Selected Topics in Paralegal Studies
C. Students may include up to two courses from this group:
JUST 101 Criminology
JUST 232 Introduction to Criminal Justice
JUST 314 Environmental Justice
JUST 315 Restorative Justice (precludes PALG 308 major credit)
JUST 317 Race & the US Legal System
JUST 319 Hate Crimes
JUST 321 White Collar Crime
JUST 322 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
JUST 326 Death Penalty Perspectives
JUST 351 Juries and Justice
JUST 360 Rights, Liberties, and American Justice
JUST 496 Peer Mentoring for Justice Studies
JUST 499 Selected Topics in Justice Studies
PALG 316 Skills for Bilingual Legal Personnel (Fluency in Spanish required)
PSYC 330 Forensic Psychology
Paralegal Studies Handbook 2007, click on the Adobe icon to download the *.pdf document.
Justice Studies Major w/ Concentration in Paralegal Studies:
39 - 40 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
