Legal Administrative Assistant Curriculum

Associate in Applied Science Degree

This curriculum is accurate for 2011-2012 fall starts. Go here for 2010-2011.

SEM TERM COURSE NO. COURSE TITLE CREDITS CLASS HOURS
PER WEEK
1 Fall ADMN1513 Keyboarding/Word Processing Skills 3 6
1 Fall ENGL1410 Composition I 3 3
1 Fall ITEC1430 Introduction to Computer 3 3
1 Fall LEGL1601 Legal Office Procedures & Ethics 3 4
1 Fall POLS1450 Society & Law I 3 3
      Semester Total 15 19
2 Spr ADMN1519 Word Processing Applications 3 6
2 Spr ENGL1460 Technical Writing 3 3
2 Spr LEGL1602 Civil Litigation 4 5
2 Spr LEGL1603 Criminal Procedures, Bus Org, Family Law 4 5
2 Spr PHIL1440 Ethics 3 3
      Semester Total 17 22
3 Fall ADMN2522 Advanced Microsoft Word Techniques 4 6
3 Fall LEGL1614 Estates, Probate, & Real Estate 3 5
3 Fall LEGL1616 Legal Transcription/Word Processing 4 6
3 Fall LEGL2602 Legal Research 2 2
3 Fall TElective-2 Technical Elective 2 2
3 Fall Telective-3 Technical Elective 3 4
      Semester Total 18 25
4 Spr ACCT1501 Accounting for Business 2 3
4 Spr COMM1445 Adv. Communicating for Results 3 3
4 Spr CSBT1501 Spreadsheets & Database Applications 3 4
4 Spr LEGL2601 Debtor/Creditor & Intellectual Property 3 3
4 Spr Telective-3 Technical Elective 3 4
      Semester Total 14 17
5 Sum Telec-INT Internship or Technical Elective 4 12
      Semester Total 4 12
      Program Total 68 95
Elective Courses
    ACCT1 Any Accounting Course 3  
    ADMN2512 Desktop Publishing Essentials 4  
    ADMN2601 Supervisory Management 3  
    BWEB1510 Intro. to Web Development 4  
    COMM1 Any Communications MnTC Course 3  
    ENGL1 Any English MnTC Course 3  
    FICR1608 Introduction to Finance 3  
    FICR1651 Credit Law 3  
    FICR2647 Legal Documents 3  
    LANG1 Any American Sign Language Course 3  
    LEGL2610 Evidence, Exhibit Prep & Investigation 4  
    LEGL2612 Paralegal Skills & Legal Writing 4  
    LEGL2704 Internship (LEGL2704-06, 4-6 Credits) 4  
    MATH1 Any Math MnTC Course 3  
    MEDS1620 Medical Terminology 3  
    POLS1 Any Political Science MnTC Course 3  
    PSYC1445 General Psychology 3  
    SMGT1613 Employment Law 2  
    SPAN1 Any Spanish Language Course 3  

Note: AAS degrees must have Gen. Ed. courses from three goal areas and AS degrees from six goal areas of the MN Transfer Curriculum.

Visit with advisor or refer to Degree Audit Report for elective options.

This course sequence is an example.

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