Management with an Emphasis in Paralegal, A.A.S.
THIS PROGRAM IS IN TEACH-OUT. All currently declared students must finish their program or declare a new program of study by the end of FALL 2024. No students may declare this as a new program.
This program combines an understanding of legal principles, legal analysis and ethical considerations with practical applications. Courses lead to an American Bar Association (ABA) approved Paralegal certificate. All Paralegal students should consult with a Pathways Advisor. Students wishing to continue in a baccalaureate degree program after completing their associate’s degree should contact an academic advisor at their 4-year institution.
All paralegal students are required to take 10 credit hours of legal specialty courses through traditional classroom instruction. Each student must take 15 hours of paralegal instruction at CCA in order to receive a degree or certificate from this institution.
In order to meet ABA requirements, only certain online Paralegal courses are applicable to this degree. If the class is offered at CCA under the PAR prefix, it will apply to the degree. If you are transferring in paralegal credits, you are responsible for proving the method of delivery.
*A paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. Any act performed by a paralegal that requires a legal license to perform, unless otherwise authorized by applicable court rules, constitutes unauthorized practice of law.
Degree Requirements: 61 credits
General Education Requirements: 18 credits
English and Communication
(6 credits)
Mathematics or Natural and Physical Sciences
(3 credits)
| MAT 1240 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) | 4 |
AST
| | 3 |
BIO
| | 3 |
CHE
| | 3 |
GEY
| | 3 |
MAT 1240 or higher; AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY 1105 or higher.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
(9 credits)
| ECO 2001 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECO 2002 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
And Choose one course from:
| HIS 1210 | US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIS 1220 | US History Since Civil War (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| SOC 1001 | Introduction to Sociology I (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| SOC 1002 | Introduction to Sociology II (GT-SS3) | 3 |
Business Core Requirements: 13 credits
Emphasis Requirements: 21 credits
PAR 1116, PAR 2205: Students may take either Torts or Criminal Law to meet the emphasis requirements, or they may take both courses as one elective.
Electives: 9 credits
Select any three courses below
PAR 1116, PAR 2205: Students may take either Torts or Criminal Law to meet the emphasis requirements, or they may take both courses as one elective.