2013-2014 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Paralegal
Name _______________________________ SID ______________ Date _________ Advisor ______________________
Paralegals, or legal assistants, have come to occupy a recognized place of importance in the legal profession. Responsibilities are broad
and may include interviewing clients and witnesses; conducting investigations; developing evidence, legal research, legal document
preparation, legal case management; and providing general litigation assistance in various agencies and in the courts. The AAS Degree
is designed for students with no prior college and law office experience.
Program Distribution
Major Area Requirements: 67-74 credits
General Education Requirements: 24+ credits
Courses listed below must be completed with a “C” or better.
• Communication Skills — 6 credits
ENGL&101
ENGL 212*
• Health & Physical Education — 3 credits
• Computational Skills — 3 credits
BUS 102
• Human Relations — 3 credits
CMST&210 or 230**
• Humanities — 3 credits
• Social Sciences — 3 credits
PSYC& 100
• Natural Sciences — 3 credits
TOTAL
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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
Clark College, and in all courses applied to the degree. Thirty
(30) credits minimum must be completed at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency.
Courses listed below must be completed with a “C” or better.
BTEC 120 Introduction to Word
or BTEC 122 Word for Business
BTEC 165 PowerPoint Presentation
BTEC 169 Introduction to Excel
BTEC 170 Excel for Business
or BTEC 180 Access for Business
BUS 028 Basic Accounting Procedures
BUS& 201 Business Law
POLS 141 Survey of State and Local Government ***
PRLE 101 Introduction to Legal Theory
PRLE 102 Legal Ethics
PRLE 103 Legal Research
PRLE 106 Legal Writing I
PRLE 109 Civil Litigation and Procedures
or PRLE 110 Criminal Law and Procedures
PRLE 150 Interviewing, Investigation, and Evidence
PRLE 151 Legal Document Preparation
PRLE 203 Computer Research in Law
PRLE 209 Insurance Claims Case Preparation
PRLE 295 CASA Special Project (2 credits minimum)
or PRLE 299 Paralegal Internship (2 credits minimum)
Additional Major Area Requirements (15 crs. minimum)
PRLE 110 Criminal Litigation Procedures****
PRLE 115 Law Office Procedures and Computer Tech.
PRLE 204 Family Law
PRLE 205 Estate Planning and Probate Law
PRLE 206 Real Estate and Property Law
PRLE 207 Business Organizations
PRLE 208 Bankruptcy Law
PREL 210 Legal Writing II
PRLE 211 Tort Law and Procedures
PRLE 212 Law and Economics
PRLE 290 Special Projects (2 credits minimum)
PRLE 295 CASA Special Project (2 credits minimum)
refer to the College Catalog for prerequisites and for info on
quarterly class offerings refer to the Annual Class Planner.
Student Signature:
Advisor Signature:
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• Courses do not always follow numbering sequence, please
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 96-103
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** 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.
*** or POLS 111 (5), or POLS 131 (5), or POLS 171 (3).
**** or PRLE 109 (only if PRLE 110 was already completed under MARs)
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
EPC: 586
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:
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