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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Paralegal (PLG) - BS Major

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120 S.H.

Core Requirements

I. Interdisciplinary Foundations (27 S.H.)

History – HIST (12 S.H.)

HIST 150 - United States History to 1865 (3 S.H.)
HIST 151 - United States History Since 1865 (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 365 - American Legal History (3 S.H.) **
OR
△ HIST 488 - American Constitutional History (3 S.H.) **

One of the following – HIST:

HIST 220 - Introduction to African-American History (3 S.H.)
HIST 235 - History of the American Indian (3 S.H.)
◎ HIST 315 - Women in U.S. History (3 S.H.)
HIST 355 - European Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)
◎ HIST 398 - Topics in History with Oral Communication Emphasis (3 S.H.)
HIST 461 - Latin American Social Revolution (3 S.H.)
HIST 468 - History of the Andean Nations (3 S.H.)
HIST 469 - History of Brazil (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 485 - Contemporary America 1945-Present (3 S.H.)
HIST 486 - American Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)

Political Science – POLS (9 S.H.)

POLS 120 - Introduction to American Politics (3 S.H.)
POLS 320 - Constitutional Law (3 S.H.)
POLS 420 - Administrative Law (3 S.H.)

Note:

** A student may also choose to take both △ HIST 365 - American Legal History and △ HIST 488 - American Constitutional History to satisfy this requirement.

II. Legal Specialty Sequence – HIST (29 S.H.)

△ HIST 370 - Legal Research and Writing I (3 S.H.)
HIST 371 - Substantive Law and Ethics I (2 S.H.)
◆ HIST 372 - Legal Research and Writing II (3 S.H.)
HIST 373 - Adversary System: Civil Procedure (2 S.H.)
HIST 374 - Evidentiary Rules (2 S.H.)
HIST 375 - Substantive Law and Ethics II (3 S.H.)
HIST 376 - Adversary System: Criminal Procedure (2 S.H.)
HIST 380 - Paralegal Internship (12 S.H.)

Electives

32 S.H. of approved electives, with or without a minor Courses approved by Paralegal Program Director and academic advisor.

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

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