Paralegal Studies Program Requirements
The courses listed below are required for completion of the bachelor's degree in paralegal studies. Students must also complete the requirements for the Stevenson core curriculum. Specific pre- and co-requisites for each course are listed in the course descriptions. Typically, students will take lower-level (100- and 200- level) courses in their freshman or sophomore years, and upper-level (300- and 400- level) courses in their junior or senior years.
Some secondary requirements, which are noted by an asterisk (*) in the list below, can also be used to fulfill a core curriculum requirement.
Major Requirements:
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LAW 102
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Introduction to Legal Studies
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LAW 112
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Torts
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LAW 114
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Estates and Trusts
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LAW 120
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Contract Law
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LAW 125
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Legal Research and Writing I
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LAW 130
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Business Organizations Law
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LAW 204
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Constitutional Law
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LAW 210
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Legal Research and Writing II
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LAW 216
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Civil Litigation and Pleading
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LAW 225A
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Internship Part I
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LAW 225B
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Internship Part II
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Two lower-level (100- or 200- level) LAW electives
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Six upper-level (300- or 400- level) LAW electives
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LAW 480
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Senior Seminar
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Secondary Requirements:
ACC 215
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Financial Accounting ~ (Note: This requirement also may be satisfied by taking ACC 121 and ACC 122)
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EC 201
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Principles of Economics: Introduction to Macroeconomics *
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IS 134
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MS Windows and Office Applications *
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IS 135
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Advanced MS Office Applications
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PHIL 215
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Ethics *
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PHIL 415
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Topics in Professional Ethics *
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PHIL 416
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Business Ethics *(PHIL 415 or PHIL 416 is recommended to help meet the university's upper-level non-LAW course requirements)
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POSCI 102
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American Government: Political Institutions & Procedures *
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