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Higher Education . . . One student at a time! |
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Paralegal Studies Curriculum . . . |
Dr. Julie Shadoan
Director of the
BGCC
Paralegal Studies Program
Email Julie
270.780.2539
179 South
Campus |
| Prerequisites for Admission to Program |
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| ENGL 100C |
Freshman English |
3 hours |
| GOV 110C |
American National Government |
3 hours |
| OST 220C |
Word Processing |
3 hours |
| PLS 190C |
Intro to the Paralegal Profession (F, Sp) |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
12 hours |
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| General Education and Other Courses . . . |
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| BT 250C |
Business Communication |
3 hours |
| BT 110C or ACCT 200C |
Basic Accounting I |
3 hours |
SPCH 145C or
SPCH 161C |
Fundamentals of Public Speaking or
Business and Professional Speaking |
3 hours |
| Humanities Category B |
(See catalog for courses, ENGL 200 suggested) |
3 hours |
| Math 109C or 116C |
Intermediate or College Algebra |
3-4 hours |
BIO 110C or BIO 113C
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Anatomy and Physiology or General Biology |
3 hours |
| Elective |
May use UCC 101C or Advisor approved course |
1/2/3 hours |
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| Students must choose ONE course from the following |
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 ECO150C/202C/203C |
Intro to Economics or Micro or Macro Economics |
3 hours |
| GOV 100C |
Intro to Political Science |
3 hours |
| HIS 119C |
Western Civ to 1648 |
3 hours |
| HIS 120C |
Western Civ since 1648 |
3 hours |
| PHIL 115C |
Elementary Logic |
3 hours |
| PSYC 100C |
Intro to Psychology |
3 hours |
| SOC 100C |
Intro to Sociology |
3 hours |
| SOC 220C |
Marriage and Family |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
22/22/23 hours |
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| General Law and Specialty Courses . . . |
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| PLS 195C |
Legal Research and Writing (F, Sp) |
3 hours |
| PLS 291C |
Criminal Law for Paralegals (F, Su) |
3 hours |
| PLS 292C |
Corporate Law (Sp) |
3 hours |
| PLS 293C |
Civil Procedure (F, Sp) |
3 hours |
| PLS 294C |
Administrative Practice and Procedure (F) |
3 hours |
| PLS 295C |
Estate Planning and Administration (F) |
3 hours |
| PLS 296C |
Family Law (F) |
3 hours |
| PLS 298C |
Advanced Legal Research and Writing (F, Sp) |
3 hours |
| RE 273C |
Real Estate Law (Sp) |
3 hours |
| PLS 299C |
Internship in Paralegal Studies (F, Sp, Su) |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
30 hours |
| Total Hours in the Program |
64/65/66
semester
hours |
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| Traditional Student Plan |
| Semester 1 |
| ENGL 100C |
Intro. to College Writing |
3 hours |
| POLS 110C |
American National Government |
3 hours |
| OST 220C |
Word Processing |
3 hours |
| PLS 190C |
Intro. to Paralegal Profession |
3 hours |
| UCC 175C |
University Experience or
(An Advisor Approved Elective of 1 - 3 hours) |
2 hours |
| BT 250C |
Basic Business Communications |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
16 - 18 hours |
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| Semester 2 |
| MA 109C/116C |
General Math or
College Algebra
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3 - 4 hours |
| SPCH 145C/SPCH 161C |
Fund. of Public Speaking or
Business & Professional Speaking
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3 hours |
| PLS 195C |
Legal Research & Writing |
3 hours |
| PLS 293C |
Civil Procedure |
3 hours |
| Gen. Ed. Elective* |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
15 - 16 hours |
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| Semester 3 |
| PLS 294C |
Administrative Practice |
3 hours |
| PLS 295C |
Estate Planning/Administration |
3 hours |
| BT 110C/ACC 200C |
Basic Accounting or
Introductory Accounting/Financial
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3 hours |
| BIO 131C/BIO 113C |
Anatomy & Physiology or
General Biology
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3 - 4 hours |
| PLS 292C |
Corporate Law |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
15 - 16 hours |
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| Semester 4 |
| PLS 283C |
Real Estate Law |
3 hours |
| PLS 291C |
Criminal Law |
3 hours |
| PLS 296C |
Family Law |
3 hours |
| PLS 298C |
Advanced Research/Writing |
3 hours |
| PLS 299C |
Internship in Paralegal Studies |
3 hours |
| Humanities Elective (English 200C Recommended) |
3 hours |
| Subtotal |
18 hours |
| Total |
64 - 68 hours |
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*Choose one of the following classes:
ECO 150C - Intro. to Economics
ECO 203C - Principles of Macro Economics
HIS 120C - Western Civ. from 1648
SOC 100C - Intro. to Sociology
ECO 202C - Principles of Micro Economics
HIS 119C - Western Civ. to 1648
PSYC 100C - Intro. to Psychology
SOC 220C - Marriage and Family
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