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PARALEGAL STUDIES (AAS) 571


Program Director:  Milton Hollar-Gregory (718) 482-5604
  mhollar@lagcc.cuny.edu 

COURSE NAME   CREDITS 
   
Counseling   
     New Student Seminar 0
   
English: 6 credits   
    Composition I: ENC/ENG 101 3
    Writing through Literature: ENG 102 3
   
Humanities: 6 credits   
    Liberal Arts Elective*  3
    Select one of the following courses:  3
    Public Speaking: HUC 106  
    Voice and Diction: HUC 104  
    Communication in a Professional Setting: HUC 108  
   
Math, Engineering & Computer Science: 3/4 credits   
    Select one of the following courses:**  3/4
    Elementary Statistics I: MAT 120  
    Precalculus: MAT 200  
   
Social Science: 6 credits   
    Liberal Arts Elective*  3
    Select one of the following courses:  3
    Any history course except SSN 183, SSN 199, SSN 240  
    Introduction to Anthropology: SSA 100  
    Cultural Anthropology: SSA 101  
    U.S. Power and Politics: SSP 101  
    Introduction to Sociology: SSS 100  
    General Psychology: SSY 101    
   
Business & Technology: 16 credits   
    Principles of Accounting I: BTA 111 4
    Introduction to Business: BTM 101 3
    Business Law I: BTM 110 3
    People, Work and Organizations: BTI 121 3
    Business Internship: BTI 201 3
   
Paralegal Studies: 21 credits    
    Introduction to Paralegal Studies: BTP 101 3
    Legal Research and Writing: BTP 204 3
    Civil Litigation: BTP 205 3
    Computer Applications for Paralegals: BTP 211 3
    Select three of the following courses:  9
    Administrative Law: BTP 201  
    Wills, Trusts and Estates: BTP 202  
    Family Law: BTP 203  
    Real Estate Law for Paralegals: BTP 207  
    The Law of Business Enterprises for Paralegals: BTP 208  
    Criminal Law and Procedure: BTP 209  
    Immigration Law: BTP 212  
   
Unrestricted Electives: 1 or 2 credits**   
   
Total Credits:  60 
   
* Either the Humanities Liberal Arts elective or the Social Science Liberal Arts elective must be an Urban Study course.  
** Students who take MAT 120 must take at least 2 credits of Unrestricted Electives.  Students who take MAT 200 must take at least 1 credit of Unrestricted Electives.