20-201 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Paralegal
Name ________________________ SID _______________ Date __________ Advisor ________________________
The Associate in Applied Science degree is designed for students who wish to complete a program with a specific professional-technical career
objective. See catalog for academic residency requirement. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 to receive this
degree. Any course specified below under major area requirements must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to satisfy the requirement. See an
advisor for a listing of courses to meet the other requirements not specified below. Plan ahead as some courses are not taught every quarter.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
Courses listed as (required) must be completed "C" or better.
Communication Skills — 6 credits (2 courses)
ENGL& 101(required) .............................
ENGL 212* (required) ...............................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
Health and Physical Education — 3 credits
Select two (2) credits from Health and one (1) credit from
Physical Education Activity courses or one of the HPE
courses listed in the catalog.
Health ........................................................
Physical Education ....................................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
Computational Skills — minimum 3 credits
MATHB 065 (required)............................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
Human Relations — minimum 3 credits
PSYC& 100 (required) .............................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
Humanities — minimum 3 credits
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
Social Science — minimum 3 credits
POLS 141** (required) ................................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
Sciences — minimum 3 credits
..............................................................
TOTAL
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 90
Credits Needed
Word for Business............
Introduction to Word..........
Basic Accounting Procedures.....
Introduction to Legal Theory.....
Legal Procedures and Ethics......
Legal Research..............
Legal Writing................
Civil Litigation and Procedures.....
Criminal Law and Procedures.....
BTEC 150
BTEC 165
or 169
or 170
or 175
BUS& 201
PRLE 150
PRLE 151
PRLE 203
PRLE 209
PRLE 299
Computer Business Applications...
PowerPoint Presentation........
Introduction to Excel..........
Excel for Business............
Access for Business...........
Business Law...............
Interviewing, Investigation, Evidence
Legal Document Preparation......
Computer Research in Law......
Insurance Claims Case Preparation..
Paralegal Internship........... 1-3
PRLE 115
Law Office Procedures & Cmp. Tech.
PRLE 204
PRLE 205
PRLE 206
PRLE 207
PRLE 208
PRLE 210
PRLE 211
PRLE 212
PRLE 290
Family Law .................
Estate Planning & Probate Law.....
Real Estate & Property Law.......
Business Organizations..........
Bankruptcy Law...............
Legal Writing II ...............
Tort Law and Procedures.........
PRLE 295
CASA Special Projects ..........
Law and Economics ............
Special Projects.......... .....
0
0
NEEDS: __________
STUDENT SIGNATURE: __________________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: __________________________________
REVISED: 01/25/2011
BTEC 122
or 125
BUS 028
PRLE 101
PRLE 102
PRLE 103
PRLE 106
PRLE 109
or 110
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
Additional Major Area Requirements
Select a Minimum of 15 credits from the following:
0
CMST& 210 or 230 (required) .................
Major Area Requirements
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
MARs Needed
* or BUS 211
** or POLS 111 or POLS 131 or POLS 171
Note: Completion of PRLE 109 and 110 will reduce
AMARs to 12 additional credits needed.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1-5
1-5
MARs Complete
0
Degree & Certificate Intent
The career and technical education degrees and
certificates are designed for students interested in
gaining specific technical career skills. Students focus
on completing program specific coursework, balanced
by minimal general education courses. Although the
Associate in Applied Science and the Associate in
Applied Technology degree programs are not designed
to guarantee transfer to a senior institution, some
institutions may accept technical coursework for
students in certain areas of study.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of the program may
be met by general education requirements.
Communication Skills – 6 credits minimum
Select one (1) course from list one and an additional
course from either list one or list two, depending on
program requirements.
List One
BTEC 107
ENGL 098
ENGL 099
ENGL& 101 or ENGL 135
ENGL& 102
ENGL 108
ENGL 109
ENGL 110
ENGL& 235
ENGL 212 or BUS 211
MGMT 107
PTWR 099
List Two
CMST& 210
CMST& 220
CMST& 230
CMST 212
Health & Physical Education – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from either option one or
option two:
• Option One: Complete two (2) credits of Health
from the list below AND one (1) credit of any collegelevel PE activity course:
• HLTH 100,
• PE
activity
101, 103, 104, 206, 207, 208, 210, 278
Two: Complete three (3) credits from one (1)
of the courses listed below:
• Any Drama (DRMA) course
• Women’s Studies (WS) 101,
• Option
• HPE
220, 258 or 266
Computational Skills – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from one of the following
options:
• ENVS
135 or any MATH course numbered
030 or higher, except MATH 096.
• CS& 131, 141; CSE 121, 222, 223, 224;
CTEC 121, 123, 140, 141, 142, 143, 224,
240, 241, 242, 281, 282
• A placement test score qualifying the
student for entry into MATH 090 will satisfy
this requirement.
Human Relations – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from the list below:
• Communication
Studies (CMST/CMST&)
210, 230, or 212
Development (HDEV) 105, 123, or
155
• Any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology
(SOC) course
• Addiction Counselor Education (ACED)
201
• Human
Social Science – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from any of following
departments:
(Note the restriction on ACED and CMST):
ACED 101, 201
Anthropology
CMST& 230
Economics
Forensic Science
Geography
• Any Art
or above
(ART) course numbered 100 level
• Communication
Studies (CMST/CMST&)
102, 210, 216, 220, 230, or 240
• Any English (ENGL/ENGL&) course
except ENGL 097, 098, 099, 101, 102, 103,
135, 212, or 235
• Any World Language (ASL, FRCH, GERM,
JAPN, SPAN) course
• Any Humanities (HUM) course
• Music (MUSC/MUSC&) 104, 106, 116,
117, 118, 125, 135, 141, 142, 143, 180, 181,
182, 183, 184, or 185
• Any Philosophy (PHIL) course
History
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Women’s Studies
ENVS 231
Sciences – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from any of following
departments:
(Note the restriction on agriculture, anthropology, and
humanities):
Agriculture 175
Anthropology& 215
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
(except CHEM 050)
Environmental Science
Humanities – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from the list below:
201, or 210
Notes:
Geology
Humanities 180
Meteorology
Nutrition
Physical Science
Physics