2013-2014 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Legal Administrative Assistant
Name _______________________________ SID ______________ Date _________ Advisor ______________________
The legal administrative assistant prepares legal papers, summons, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. Specialized training includes
the terminology and skills necessary to meet the demands of a legal administrative assistant. Students are trained for employment
with a law firm or law-related office such as corporate legal departments of business firms, banks, insurance companies, and
financial institutions. Better than average growth is anticipated for this occupation in the state, while a 25% increase is expected in
the next decade.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements: 24+ credits
Major Area Requirements - 64 credits
Courses listed below must be completed with a “C” or better.
• Communication Skills — 6 credits
BTEC 100 Keyboarding (3 cr. required)
ENGL&101
1-3
BTEC 107 Business English
5
BTEC 122 Word for Business
5
BTEC 131 Filing and Records Management
3
BTEC 140 Business Technology Seminar
2
or 141 Business Technology Seminar
2
or 143 Business Technology Seminar
2
• Human Relations — 3 credits
CMST&230 *
or 145 Business Technology Seminar
2
• Humanities — 3 credits
BTEC 165 PowerPoint Presentation
3
BTEC 169 Introduction to Excel
3
BTEC 170 Excel for Business
3
BTEC 180 Access for Business
3
ENGL 212
• Health & Physical Education — 3 credits
• Computational Skills — 3 credits
BUS 102
and 199 Coop Work Experience (3 cr. required) **
• Social Sciences — 3 credits
• Natural Sciences — 3 credits
TOTAL
NEEDED
0
Advising Notes & Degree Requirements
• This worksheet is only for advising purposes. Official approval
of credits for degree completion is subject to approval from
the Credential Evaluations Office: credeval@clark.edu
• Consult with an academic advisor on a regular basis for degree
completion planning. Contact the Advising Center to locate an
academic advisor. Call (360) 992-2345 or visit us online at:
www.clark.edu/advising
• Must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all coursework taken at
1-3
BTEC 201 Document Formatting (3 cr. required)
1-3
BTEC 203 Speed and Accuracy Building (3 cr. required)
1-3
BTEC 211 Administrative Procedures
5
BUS&101 Introduction to Business
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 Preparation ***
3
Clark College, and in all courses applied to the degree. Thirty
(30) credits minimum must be completed at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency.
0
TOTAL
• Courses do not always follow numbering sequence, please
NEEDED
refer to the College Catalog for prerequisites and for info on
quarterly class offerings refer to the Annual Class Planner.
= course that is currently in-progress
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 91
Student Signature:
Advisor Signature:
Revised 08/26/13
NEEDS:
0
* CMST courses may not count for more than two distribution areas of
general education requirements. CMST&230 can also count for
Humanities or Social Sciences; CMST&210 can also count for Humanities.
** A seminar course must be taken concurrent with BTEC 199. Minimum
of 6 credits must be earned in Cooperative Work Experience. Consent of
Instructional Unit is required.
*** PRLE 209 also requires completion of PRLE 106 (Legal Writing) with
a grade of "C" or higher.
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
EPC: 577
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
NOTES:
The Associate in Applied Science degree is designed for students who wish to complete a program with a specific career
and technical education objective. Students are required to complete a minimum of thirty (30) credits at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency requirement. Students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 to receive this degree.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of a program may also meet the General Education requirements.
• Communication Skills [C] – 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, 099, &101 or 135, &102, 108, 109, 110, &235, 212 or BUS 211, MGMT 107, PTWR 099
List Two: CMST& 210, &220, &230
• Health & Physical Education [HE, HPE, PE] – 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 college-level PE activity course:
HLTH 100, 101, 103, 104, 206, 207, 208, 210 and Physical Education (PE) activity
Option Two: Complete three (3) credits from one (1) of the courses listed below:
HPE 220, 258, or 266
• Computational Skills [CP] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
Any Mathematics (MATH) course numbered 030 or higher (not MATH 096) BUS 102, ENVS 135, CS& 131, &141, CSE 121,
222, 223, 224, CTEC 121, 140, 141, 143, 224, 240, 241, 281, 282 (Note: A placement test score qualifying the student for entry
into MATH 090 will satisfy this requirement for certain designated programs)
• Human Relations [HR] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
CMST& 210, &230, HDEV 105, 123, 155, Any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC) course, ACED 201
• Humanities [HA, HB] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
Any ART course numbered 100 or above, CMST 102, 216, 240, &210, &220, &230, Any English (ENGL) course in the AA
Humanities distribution requirement, Any World Language (ASL, CHIN, FRCH, GERM, JAPN, SPAN) course, Any Humanities
(HUM) course, Music – MUSC 106, 116, 117, 118, 125, 135, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185; MUSC&104, 141, 142, 143, Any
Philosophy course, Any (DRMA) course, WS 101, 201, 210
• Social Sciences [SS] – Complete three (3) credits from any of following departments:
ACED 101, 201, Any Anthropology (ANTH), CMST& 230, Any Economics (ECON), Forensic Science (FSCI), Geography
(GEOG), History (HIST), Political Science (POLS), Psychology (PSYC),Sociology (SOC), or Women's Studies (WS)
• Natural Sciences [NS] – Complete three (3) credits from any of following departments:
ANTH& 215, Any Astronomy (ASTR) course, Biology (BIOL) course, Chemistry (CHEM) course (not CHEM 095), Any
Environmental Science (ENVS) course, Any Geology (GEOL) course, HUM 180, Any Meteorology (METR) course, Any
Nutrition (NUTR) course, Any Physical Science (PHSC) course, Any Physics (PHYS) course
Short-Term Plan:
Summer
Summer