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 Educational Experience (SEE).
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 and sophomore years, and upper-level (300- and 400-level) courses in their junior and senior years.
Major Requirements:
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ACC 215
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Survey of Accounting
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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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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 225
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Internship
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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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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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