Paralegal AAS

Paralegal AAS

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  Degree Program Mentor:

 Paul Smith

  Assistant Professor
  405-382-9239
  p.smith@sscok.edu

  Division Office: 405-382-9554

 

For additional information regarding this degree, contact the Degree Program Mentor.

Program Objective:
The objective of the Paralegal Associate in Applied Science is to prepare students to enter the workforce as a Paralegal.

Requirements for Graduation:

  1. Sixty-two designated semester credit hours.
  2. Grade of "C" or better required in all Technical-Occupational Requirement courses.
  3. Grade Point Average of 2.0 or better.
  4. Fifteen semester credit hours in attendance at SSC.
  5. Completion of Graduate Exit Survey.

Minimum total hours required for Associate degree: 62


Course Requirements

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements - 20

 

GOV 1113 American National Government - 3

HIST 1483 American History to 1877 OR

HIST 1493 American History since 1877 - 3

ENG 1113 Composition I - 3

ENG 1213 Composition II - 3

MATH 1413 Quantitative Reasoning* - 3

 (*Students who have taken a higher-level math course may apply for a course substitution.)

CAP 1103 Introduction to Microsoft Office - 3

STSC 1002 Learning Strategies - 2

Technical-Occupational Field Requirements

Technical-Occupational Field Requirements - 42

LS 1003          Introduction to Law & Legal Systems - 3

LS 1203          Law Office Practice & Procedures (FO) - 3

LS 1223          Civil Litigation & Procedure (SO) - 3

LS 1423          Legal Research & Writing (SO) - 3

ACCT 1413      Introduction to Accounting OR

BA 2243          Personal Finance - 3

LS 2113          Real Estate Law (FO) - 3

CJ 2203          Rules of Evidence (face-to-face SOO / online SEO). - 3

LS 2223          Administration of Estates (FO) - 3

LS 2233          Torts & Personal Injury (FO) - 3

LS 2243          Constitutional Law (FO) - 3

LS 2253          Criminal Law & Procedure (SO) - 3

LS 2443          Family Law (SO) - 3

LS 2873          Contracts (SO) - 3

LS 2903          Legal Studies Capstone Seminar / Internship* - 3

                      (*should be taken last semester of degree)

PDF copy of course requirements

 

Please Note:
Consult with advisor for specific transfer requirements. General Education and Major Field requirements vary between universities.

Transfer Note:
A statewide transfer agreement guarantees students transferring to an Oklahoma public four-year university with an associate in arts or associate in science degree will satisfy all freshman and sophomore general education requirements at the four-year university.