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Legal Assistant, Diploma

Program Description:

This program is designed to provide the students with the basic skills and knowledge necessary in the legal assistant field. Students are taught legal terminology, legal records, and office management skills. FNU awards a diploma upon completion of the program.

Program Requirements (31 Credits)

General Education (10 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (6 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3
ENC 1102English Composition II

3

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (18 Credits)

PLA 2104Legal Research and Writing I

3
PLA 2114Legal Research and Writing ll

3
PLA 2700Professional Ethics and Liability

3
PLA 2303Criminal Law & Procedures

3
PLA 2273Introduction to Torts

3
PLA 2201Introduction to Civil Procedure

3

Electives (3 Credits)

CGS 1500CWord Processing

4
CGS 1510CSpreadsheet Application

3
CGS 2104CComputers for Business

4
PLA 1426Contracts & Business Entities

3
PLA 2600Fundamentals of Wills, Trusts, and Estates

3
PLA 2610Real Property Law

3
PLA 2763Law Office Management

3
PLA 2800Family Law & Practice

3
PLA 2941Internship in Legal Assisting

3

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