Course Summary for Legal Assistant (Paralegal) AAS Degree
(CIP Code: 22.0301)
| 1st Year | ||||||||
| 1st Semester | ||||||||
| Prefix | Number | Course Name | Course Type | Weekly Lec Hrs | Weekly Lab Hrs | Ext Hrs | Cont Hrs | Cred Hrs |
| ENGL | 1301 | COMPOSITION I | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 1345 | Civil Litigation | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 1307 | Introduction to Law and the Legal Professions | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 1303 | Legal Research | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | Any Elective as listed: LGLA 1353, 2303, 1351, 2307, 2337, CRIJ 1306 or 1310 | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| 1st Semester Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 15 | |||
| 2nd Semester | ||||||||
| Prefix | Number | Course Name | Course Type | Weekly Lec Hrs | Weekly Lab Hrs | Ext Hrs | Cont Hrs | Cred Hrs |
| BMGT | 2305 | Advanced Communications in Management | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| POFT | 2312 | or Business Correspondence & Communication | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| ACNT | 1303 | Introduction to Accounting I | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| ACCT | 2301 | or PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 1305 | Legal Writing | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | Any Elective as listed: LGLA 1353, 2303, 1351, 2307, 2337, CRIJ 1306 or 1310 | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN MATHEMATICS, LIFE/PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1333, 1342; BIOL 1308, 1322, 2306; GEOG 1301 | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X4XX | or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN MATHEMATICS, INCLUDING AS LISTED: MATH 1414, 2412, 2413 | ACGM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 |
| XXXX | X4XX | or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN LIFE/PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ANTH 2401; BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1411, 1413, 2401, 2402, 2404, 2420 | ACGM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 4 |
| XXXX | X4XX | or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN LIFE/PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412; GEOL 1403, 1404, 1445; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1410, 2425 | ACGM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 4 |
| 2nd Semester Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 15 | |||
| 2nd Year | ||||||||
| 1st Semester | ||||||||
| Prefix | Number | Course Name | Course Type | Weekly Lec Hrs | Weekly Lab Hrs | Ext Hrs | Cont Hrs | Cred Hrs |
| XXXX | X3XX | ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN AMERICAN HISTORY, INCLUDING AS LISTED: HIST 1301, 1302, 2301 | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; ECON 2301, 2302; GEOG 1302, 1303, 2312 | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: PSYC 2301, 2308, 2319; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301; SPCH 1318 | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| ACNT | 1313 | Computerized Accounting Applications | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| BUSI | 2301 | or BUSINESS LAW | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| BUSI | 2371 | or BUSINESS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| GOVT | 2305 | FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| GOVT | 2306 | or TEXAS GOVERNMENT | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 2313 | Criminal Law and Procedure | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | Any Elective as listed: LGLA 1353, 2303, 1351, 2307, 2337, CRIJ 1306 or 1310 | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| 1st Semester Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 15 | |||
| 2nd Semester | ||||||||
| Prefix | Number | Course Name | Course Type | Weekly Lec Hrs | Weekly Lab Hrs | Ext Hrs | Cont Hrs | Cred Hrs |
| XXXX | X3XX | ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333; PHIL 1301, 2306 | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN CREATIVE ARTS, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ARCH 1301, 1302, 1311; ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366; MUSI 1301, 1306, 1308, 1310 | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| BCIS | 1305 | BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | ACGM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| XXXX | X3XX | Any Elective as listed: LGLA 1353, 2303, 1351, 2307, 2337, CRIJ 1306 or 1310 | Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 1355 | Family Law | WECM (SCH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| LGLA | 2388 | Internship - Legal Assistant/Paralegal | WECM (SCH) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 240 | 3 |
| 2nd Semester Totals | 12 | 0 | 15 | 432 | 15 | |||
| Program Totals | 57 | 0 | 15 | 1152 | 60 |
Approved October 13, 2016
Effective: January 1, 2017
* Elective/Award Comments Section: Note that only ONE CRIJ course can be used as an elective in this degree plan – either CRIJ 1306 or CRIJ 1310.