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2015-2016 College Catalog 
    
2015-2016 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Office Administration - Paralegal, AAS


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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 tracking location of files throughout the firm and dispose of files in accordance with established document retention schedules.

Associate in Applied Science - Office Administration


Area I - Written Composition: 3 Hours


Area II - Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Hours


Note:


*Choose from art, music, theatre, foreign language, humanities, literature, philosophy, or religion.

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences: 4 Hours


Note:


*Choose from anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

Area V - Technical Concentration and Electives: 36 Hours


Students must complete all courses below plus one concentration.

Concentration


Students must select one concentration and complete the required credit hours.

  • Information Processing
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting
  • Legal Secretary
  • Medical Records
  • Paralegal

Total: 73 Hours


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