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2011-2012 College Catalog 
    
2011-2012 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Office Administration – Paralegal, A.A.S.


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Office Administration - Paralegal


This concentration is designed so that office administration graduates may be able to have substantial paralegal background for employment in a law office. File clerks, sometimes referred to as paralegal clerks develop and maintain organized file systems; create, process and maintain file records; file and retrieve documents for attorneys and paralegals; and prepare records for off-site storage. File clerks may also maintain file room logs that track location of files throughout the firm and dispose of files in accordance with established document retention schedules.

Area I - Written Composition: 3 Semester Hours


Area II- Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Semester Hours


Fine Arts or Humanities Electives: 3 Semester Hours


Choose from:

  • Art
  • Dance
  • Ethics
  • Humanities
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Religion 
  • Theater

Area III - Natural Science or Mathematics: 9-10 Semester Hours


Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Semester Hours


Choose from:


  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Electives: 3 Semester Hours


Recommended Electives
Students must select a minimum of three credit hours from RLS 101 , BUS 263 , or PRL courses.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 64-68


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