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Course summary

This program trains men and women to assume a broad range of responsibilities in an exciting, diverse, and respected profession. Students will develop analytical, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and computer skills essential to the successful paralegal. Paralegals perform substantive legal work under the direct supervision of an attorney and work in all areas of law. This program focuses on the legal principles of civil litigation, criminal procedures, estate planning, probate, real estate law, family law, business organizations in Minnesota, bankruptcy, debtor/creditor law, evidence, exhibit preparation, investigation, client interviewing, and legal writing.

Program modules

The following are required for the 72-credit AAS degree: ACCT1501 Accounting for Business 2cr, ADMN1513 Keyboarding/Word Processing Skills 3cr, ADMN2522 Advanced Microsoft Word Techniques 4cr, COMM1439 Job Seeking/Keeping Skills 1cr, ENGL1410 Composition I 3cr, ENGL1420 Composition II 3cr, ITEC1430 Introduction to Computer 3cr, LEGL1601 Legal Office Procedures I 3cr, LEGL1602 Legal Office Procedures II 4cr, LEGL1603 Legal Office Procedures III 4cr, LEGL1614 Legal Office Procedures IV 3cr, LEGL2601 Legal Office Procedures V 3cr, LEGL2603 Legal Research for Paralegals 3cr, LEGL2610 Evidence, Exhibit Prep and Investigation 4cr, LEGL2612 Paralegal Skills and Legal Writing 4cr, LEGL2704 Internship 4cr, MATH1415 Mathematical Reasoning 3cr, PHIL1440 Ethics 3cr, POLS1450 Society and Law I 3cr, POLS1460 Constitutional Democracy and Government 3cr, PSYC1445 General Psychology 3cr, SOCS1405 Critical Thinking in Society 3cr, Technical Electives 3cr. General Education/Technical Electives: ACCT1608 Principles of Accounting I 4cr, ADMN2601 Supervisory Management 3cr, COMM1415 Public Speaking 3cr, CSBT1501 Spreadsheets and Database Applications 3cr, CWEB1529 Introduction to Effective Web Site Development (Dreamweaver) 4cr, FICR1603 Consumer Finance and Collections 3cr, FICR1616 Finance Math 3cr, FICR1651 Credit Law 3cr, FICR2647 Legal Documents 3cr, LANG1401 Beginning Spanish I 3cr, LANG1402 Beginning Spanish II 3cr, LANG1403 American Sign Language I 3cr, LANG1404 American Sign Language II 3cr, LANG2401 Intermediate Spanish I 4cr, LANG2402 Intermediate Spanish II 3cr, MEDS1620 Medical Terminology 3cr, MEDS1621 Medical Terminology for the Legal Office 1cr, POLS1455 Society and Law II 3cr, SMGT1613 Employment Law 2cr. Prerequisites or appropriate assessment scores: ADMN0310 Keyboarding Fundamentals 1cr, ENGL0350 College Prep Writing 2cr, MATH0325 College Prep Algebra 2cr, READ0355 College Prep Reading 2cr.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a high school diploma or GED. If they don't have a high school diploma or GED, they must prove ability to benefit from post-high school education by scoring at a federally established level on an approved test. International students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 500.

Qualification

Associate degree

Awarding body

Alexandria Technical College

Department name

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