Paralegal Studies Minor &
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program

Approved by the American Bar Association

Minor in Paralegal Studies, click on the Adobe icon to download the *.pdf curriculum.

GROUP I. Required Courses: 6 Credits

PALG 210 Law and Litigation
PALG 312 Research and Writing for Paralegals

Group II. Choice of 6 Courses from the Following: 12 Credits

A. Students MUST include at least one course from this group:
PALG 304 Real Estate Law
PALG 306 Contract Law for Paralegals
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 310 Fundamentals of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
PALG 317 Evidence
PALG 318 Computer Assisted Legal Research
PALG 320 Bankruptcy Law
PALG 331 Administrative Law
PALG 332 Personal Injury Law
PALG 339 Computer Applications in the Legal Environment
PALG 378 Employment Law
PALG 390 Independent Study in Paralegal Studies
PALG 411 Advanced Patent, Trademark and 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 one law-related course from this group:
PALG 316 Skills for Bilingual Legal Personnel (Fluency in Spanish required)
JUST 351 Juries and Justice
JUST 360 Rights, Liberties, and American Justice
POLS 321 Law in Society:  Criminal Law (instead of PALG 301)

Group III. Students MUST complete one from the Following: 3 Credits
PALG 497 Paralegal Seminar and Internship (3 credits) OR
PALG 498 Co-op.Ed.: Paralegal Studies (4 or 8 cr.)

Paralegal Studies Handbook 2007, click on the Adobe icon to download the *.pdf document.

Minor in Paralegal Studies:
21 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS