20-201 Certificate of Proficiency Worksheet
Legal Office
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The Certificate of Proficiency is designed for students who wish to receive specialized occupational training for a specific career objective. See
college catalog for academic residency requirements. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 to receive this
certificate. Any course specified below must be completed with a grade of a “C” or better to satisfy requirement. Plan ahead as some courses are
not taught every quarter.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
Note: Some General Education Requirements may be met by the specific
major area requirements of the program. Courses specified below must be
completed with a "C" or better.
• Communication Skills — 5 credits
BTEC 107 .................................................
Prerequisite: DVED 094 or recommending placement score for
ENGL 097
• Computational Skills — 5 credits
MATHB 065 .............................................
Prerequisite: Grade of “C ”or better in DVED 023 Mathematics or
recommending Placement Score
• Human Relations — 5 credits
CMST& 210 or 230 .................................
Complete
Needed
0
Major Area Requirements
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
BTEC 102
Document Formatting
2
BTEC 122
Word for Business
5
BTEC 131
Filing and Records Management
3
BTEC 135
10-Key Calculators
1
BTEC 140
Business Technology Seminar
2
or 141
Business Technology Seminar
2
or 143
Business Technology Seminar
2
or 145
Business Technology Seminar
2
and 199
Coop Work Experience
2
BTEC 150
Computer Business Applications
5
PRLE 101
Introduction to Legal Theory
3
PRLE 102
Legal Procedures and Ethics
3
PRLE 103
Legal Research
3
PRLE 151
Legal Document Preparation
3
PRLE 209
Insurance Claims Case Prep.
3
This program is designed for students who have had prior
training in keyboarding. The program will build upon that
skill, provide knowledge of legal terminology, and improve
the ability to prepare legal forms.
MARs Complete
MARs Needed
0
If they have had no prior training, students should consider
entering the two-year program. Prerequisites for enrollment:
one year of keyboarding in high school or 55 wpm certified
by taking a keyboarding test. Students will work in a law
office part-time in the last quarter.
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 51
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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. Students should
contact an advisor and/or the senior institution for
additional information.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of the program may
be met by general education requirements.
Communication Skills – 3 credits
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the
following courses:
BTEC 087
BTEC 107
ENGL 097
ENGL 098
ENGL 099
ENGL& 101 or 135
ENGL& 102
ENGL 103
ENGL& 235
ENGL 212 or BUS 211
PTWR 094
PTWR 095
PTWR 096
PTWR 097
PTWR 098
PTWR 099
Note: Pharmacy Technician students may meet the
Communication Skills requirement by achieving one of
the following:
1. Completion of ENGL 098 and placement
in college level reading.
2. COMPASS test score of 78 on Writing
skills AND completion of READ 087.
3. COMPASS test score of 78 on Writing
skills AND a score of 74 on Reading skills.
Computational Skills-3 credits
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
• Any Mathematics
MATH 096
(MATH) course, except
• Computer
Science & Engineering (CSE)
121, 222, 223, 224, CS& 131, CS& 141; or
any CTEC course except CTEC 102, 103,
104, 105, 180, 181, 200, or 281
• Chemistry (CHEM) 050
• Business Technology (BTEC) 136
• Pharmacy (PHAR) 110
• Health Occupation (HEOC) 011
Only meets the computational skills
requirement for Medical Assistant
• Business Technology (BTEC) 040
Only meets the computational skills
requirement for Health Information
Assistant, Medical Billing/Coding
Specialist, and Medical
Transcriptionist
• Environmental Science (ENVS) 135
Human Relations – 3 credits
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
• Communication
Studies (CMST/CMST&)
210, 212, or 230
• Any Human Development (HDEV),
Psychology (PSYC), or Sociology (SOC)
course
• Addiction Counselor Education (ACED)
201
• Business Technology (BTEC) 141, 143,
145, 147, 166, 225, or 226
Note: Specific Requirements in an Occupational Field
Refer to the prescribed curriculum in the catalog for
specific coursework.
Note: Appropriate course substitutions may be made
at the recommendation of the signature program
advisor, division chair or unit dean.
Notes: