Paralegal Curriculum Requirement
(Total 30 Units)
Recommended Course Sequence for Certificate of Achievement
YEAR 1 – First Semester
| CRS# | COURSE | UNITS |
|---|---|---|
| Legl 100A/B | Introduction to Paralegalism / Legal Procedures | 3 units |
| Legl 115 or 120 | Litigation or Torts Law | 3 units |
| Legl 105 or 110 | Legal Research or Legal Communications | 3 units |
| Legl 180 or 000 | Contracts or Legal Specialty Elective | 3 units |
| Legl 000 | Legal Specialty Elective | 3 units |
| 15 units | ||
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YEAR 1 – Second Semester
| CRS# | COURSE | UNITS |
|---|---|---|
| Legl 115 or 120 | Litigation or Torts Law | 3 units |
| Legl 105 or 110 | Legal Research or Legal Communications | 3 units |
| Legl 180 or 000 | Contracts or Legal Speciality Elective | 3 units |
| Legl 000 | Legal Speciality Elective | 3 units |
| Legl 000 | Legal Speciality Elective | 3 units |
| 15 units | ||
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Semester Offerings of Paralegal Courses
| Frequency of Core Offerings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Fall | Spring | Summer | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| LEGL 100A Introduction to Paralegalism | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| LEGL 100B Legal Procedures | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| LEGL 105 Legal Research | 1 | 1 | ||||
| LEGL 110 Legal Writing & Communications | 1 | 1 | ||||
| LEGL 115 Civil Litigation - Procedures | 1 | 1 | ||||
| LEGL 120 Tort Law | 1 | 1 | ||||
| LEGL 180 Contract Law | 1 | 1 | ||||
| LEGL 000 Specialty Electives | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total Classes per Semester | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||