Paralegal Studies with Criminal Justice Emphasis - A.A.S.
PROGRAM INFORMATION: The A.A.S. Paralegal Studies with Criminal Justice Emphasis degree is designed to help prepare a person to perform duties requiring a knowledge of substantive and procedural law under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney, or to perform duties for government agencies, courts or other employers that benefit from the paralegal’s ability to gather and organize information and to understand legal issues. The criminal justice emphasis allows the student to focus on criminal law and is specifically designed to help prepare the student for paralegal work in a law firm specializing in criminal defense, a public defender’s office, a prosecutor’s office, a probation department, court or other government agency that would benefit from the paralegal’s knowledge of criminal law and procedure.
Freshman Year
Fall
Spring
Sophomore Year
Fall
| LGLA 1345 | Civil Litigation | 3 |
| LGLA 1355 | Family Law | 3 |
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| MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences | 3 |
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| MATH 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
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| GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Major Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| LGLA 2331 | Advanced Legal Research & Writing | 3 |
| LGLA 2335 | Advanced Civil Litigation | 3 |
| LGLA 2388 | Practicum | 3 |
| Major Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Approved Language / Philosophy / Culture or Creative Arts | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
LGLA 2388: Capstone must be taken in the last semester.
Approved Major Emphasis Electives
CRCJ 1474 TYC Pre-Service Academy and CJCR 1166 Practicum-TYC/OJT will meet requirement for one elective.