Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

This degree program is designed to prepare the student to act effectively as a legal assistant (paralegal) in a law office, government agency, or other law­related environment.

Semester I

+	LGLA	1313		Introduction to Paralegal Studies	3
+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra OR	3
+	MATH	1342	2,4,6	Elementary Statistics OR
+	MATH	1332	2,4,6	Topics in Mathematics
	HUMA			Humanities/Fine Arts Elective1	3
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Semester II

+	LGLA	1351		Contracts	3
+	LGLA	1303		Legal Research	3
+	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
	LGLA	1305		Legal Writing2	3
+	SPCH	1311	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
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Semester III

	LGLA	1346		Civil Litigation I	3
+	LGLA	1355		Family Law	3
+	LGLA	2309		Real Property	3
+	LGLA	1353		Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration	3
+	LGLA	2388		Internship--Paralegal/Legal Assistant	3
+	PSC	1613		Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach OR	3
	BIOL	1308	1,2,4	Life on Earth OR
	BIOL	2306	1,2,4	The Living Planet
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Semester IV

	LGLA	1347		Civil Litigation II	3
+	LGLA	2333		Advanced Legal Document Preparation	3
+	LGLA	2331		Advanced Legal Research and Writing	3
	LGLA			Elective3	3
	LGLA			Elective3	3
	LGLA			Elective3	3
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				TOTALS	------- 66

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Please select from the Humanities/Fine Arts section of the General Education Course list.
² The Legal Writing course, LGLA 1305, can be found under Technical Communications.
³ Please select from the following LGLA electives: LGLA 1311, LGLA 1317, LGLA 1341, LGLA 1343, LGLA 2313, LGLA 2335, LGLA 2339, LGLA 2388.