Human Services
Paralegal Practice
Offered at MCC-Penn Valley
A.A.S. Paralegal Practice....................... 64-67 Credits
A.A.S. Paralegal Practice COLL 100 First Year Seminar
Specific Program Requirements
Must be taken at one of the MCC campuses
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
HIST 121
United States History Since 1865 or
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science or
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
PSYC 140
General Psychology
SOCI 160
Sociology
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Speech
General Education Electives: Any course(s) numbered 100 or above from
the following disciplines: BIOL, CHEM, GEOG (except 104, 110 and GIS
Courses), GEOL, MATH, PHYS
Minimum Total General Education Credit Hours
Specific Program Requirements
CRJU 101
Introduction to Criminal Justice
CSIS 115
Computer Concepts and Applications
PARA 100
Introduction to Paralegal Practice
PARA 104
Principles of Legal Technology
PARA 126
Criminal Law and Procedures
PARA 176
Legal Research
PARA 177
Legal Writing
PARA 185
Ethics for the Paralegal
PARA 290
Internship in Paralegal Practice
PARA
Electives
Electives from CRJU, Foreign Language, MATH or CSIS
Total Credit Hours Required
This program leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree.
It teaches students to prepare and file legal documents, perform
legal research, and manage a law office.
202400 Revised 9/2011 (Spring 2012)
1
Credits
3
Semester
Taken
Prerequisites
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
3
3
3
3
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
3-5
18
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
6
64-67
PARA 100, CSIS 110 or higher
PARA 100
PARA 100
PARA 176
PARA 100
PARA 100, 104, 176, 177, 185