Paralegal Studies Advanced Technical Certificate

[C4_PLG4 certificate offered at LSC-North Harris]

Admission to this program is limited to students who have already earned an associate or a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Students without a prior degree who wish to pursue paralegal studies must matriculate under the AAS.

First Year

First Semester

ITSW 1301 - Introduction to Word Processing 3 Credits OR
ITSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers 3 Credits
LGLA 1219 - Paralegal Ethics 2 Credits
LGLA 1303 - Legal Research 3 Credits
LGLA 1307 - Introduction to Law and Legal Professions 3 Credits
LGLA 2303 - Torts and Personal Injury Law 3 Credits
LGLA 2370 - Rules of Civil Procedure 3 Credits

Second Semester

ACNT 1303 - Introduction to Accounting I 3 Credits
LGLA 1345 - Civil Litigation 3 Credits
LGLA 2305 - Interviewing and Investigating 3 Credits
LGLA Elective 3 Credits ¹
LGLA Elective 3 Credits ¹OR
LGLA 2388 - Internship - Paralegal/Legal Assistant 3 Credits
LGLA 2331 - Advanced Legal Research and Writing 3 Credits ²

Total Credit Hours 35

¹ Choose from LGLA Electives: LGLA 1317 , LGLA 1323 , LGLA 1341 , LGLA 1343 , LGLA 1349 , LGLA 1351 , LGLA 1353 , LGLA 1355 , LGLA 1359 , LGLA 2309 , LGLA 2311 , LGLA 2313 , LGLA 2315 , LGLA 2323

² Capstone

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