Administrative Support Technology
Legal Specialization
The Legal
Specialization track is geared
specifically to individuals who want a career as a legal secretary or an entry-level paralegal (a person capable of
performing independent legal work under the supervision of an attorney). Small firms often use this qualified employee in a combination of these
positions. As shown on the outline that follows,
courses include general education courses,
computer courses, word processing, and five legal courses. The legal courses are taught in the evening by practicing attorneys or paralegals, but all other
courses may be taken in the day or evening.
Any
student making less than a “C” on a legal course is encouraged to repeat that course.
Required courses include:
|
|
|
|
Lecture
Hours |
Lab
Hours |
Course
Credits |
| First
Semester |
|
|
|
|
AST 101
|
|
Keyboarding I
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
| AST 103 |
|
Keyboarding I Lab
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
ENG 134
|
|
Grammar for Writing & Speaking
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
HLT/PED
|
|
Health/Physical Ed.
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
LGL 110
|
|
Intro. to Law
& Legal Asst
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
LGL 115
|
|
Real Estate Law
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
SDV 100
|
|
College Success Skills
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
|
|
13 |
2 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
Lecture
Hours |
Lab
Hours |
Course
Credits |
| Second Semester |
|
|
|
| AST 102 |
|
Keyboarding II
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
| AST 10 |
|
Keyboarding II Lab |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
BUS 121 |
|
Business Math |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ENG 135 |
|
Applied Grammar |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
ITE 115
|
|
Intro. to Computer Applications
& Concepts |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
LGL 226
|
|
Real Estate Abstracting |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
|
|
14 |
6 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
Lecture
Hours |
Lab
Hours |
Course
Credits |
| Third Semester |
|
|
|
| AST 113 |
|
Speedbuilding |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| AST 238 |
|
MS Word |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
AST 239 |
|
MS Word Lab |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| HLT/PED |
|
Health/Physical Ed. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
NAS 105 or
MTH 120 |
|
Science or Math Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
|
|
5 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lecture
Hours |
Lab
Hours |
Course
Credits |
| Fourth Semester |
|
|
|
| ACC 111 |
|
Accounting I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| AST 234 |
|
Records & Database Mgt. |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
BUS 235 |
|
Business Letter Writing |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| LGL 125 |
|
Legal Research |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 243 |
|
Office Administration I |
3 |
|
3 |
| Total |
|
|
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Lecture
Hours |
Lab
Hours |
Course
Credits |
| Fifth Semester |
|
|
|
| SDV 106 |
|
Job Search Strategies |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| ECO 100 |
|
Elementary Economics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
SPA 103 |
|
Basic Spoken Spanish |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| LGL 216 |
|
Trial Prep & Discovery |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 265 |
|
Legal Office Procedures/ Internship |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 244 |
|
Office Administration II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
|
|
16 |
0 |
16 |
Total Minimum Credits for the
Associate of Applied Science Degree
in
Administrative Support
Technology
(Legal Specialization).............................................................69
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