Legal Secretary Curriculum

Diploma

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 ENGL1460 Technical Writing 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 ACCT1501 Accounting for Business 2 3
2 Spr ADMN1519 Word Processing Applications 3 6
2 Spr COMM1439 Job Seeking/Keeping Skills 1 1
2 Spr LEGL1602 Civil Litigation 4 5
2 Spr LEGL1603 Criminal Procedures, Bus Org, Family Law 4 5
      Semester Total 14 20
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 PHIL1440 Ethics 3 3
3 Fall TElective-2 Technical Elective 2 2
      Semester Total 16 22
      Program Total 45 61
Elective Courses
    ADMN2512 Desktop Publishing Essentials 4  
    COMM1415 Public Speaking 3  
    COMM1440 Communicating for Results 2  
    CSBT1501 Spreadsheets & Database Applications 3  
    ENGL1410 Composition I 3  
    FICR1651 Credit Law 3  
    LEGL2601 Debtor/Creditor & Intellectual Property 3  
    LEGL2602 Legal Research 2  
    MEDS1620 Medical Terminology 3  
    MEDS1621 Medical Terminology for the Legal Office 1  
    PSYC1445 General Psychology 3  
    SMGT1613 Employment Law 2  

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

This course sequence is an example.

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