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| Paralegal Studies Certificate |
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Total Units: 34 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2024
Description:
The Santa Rosa Junior College Paralegal Studies Certificate is a program for students seeking employment in the legal field and in business. The curriculum blends an understanding of legal theory and practical skills, based on actual paralegal job responsibilities. Classes are taught by practicing attorneys and paralegals primarily online in either synchronous or asynchronous formats.
The guiding principles of the program are two-fold: to offer a curriculum that teaches the practical applications of legal theory and to advance the paralegal profession by offering a rigorous course of study that develops resourceful legal problem solvers. By completing this program, students will have met the educational requirements for paralegals as stated in the California Business and Professions Code, commencing with section 6450.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Locate statutes and case law by researching legal issues;
- Compose legal documents and complete mandated legal court forms;
- Apply learned critical thinking and analytical skills to client matters;
- Compile and organize materials efficiently for trials;
- Interview witnesses and conduct investigations on the behalf of clients; and
- Complete specific, substantive tasks as delegated by the supervising attorney.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Paralegal Studies Certificate program are:
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Complete 34 units from
- Paralegal Studies Core Requirement
- Paralegal Studies Elective
| Paralegal Studies Core Requirement - complete 27.00 units |
| PLS 50 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies | 3.00 |
| PLS 51 | Legal Research | 3.00 |
| PLS 52 | Legal Writing | 3.00 |
| PLS 53 | Civil Procedure: Pleadings | 3.00 |
| PLS 54 | Civil Procedure: Discovery | 3.00 |
| PLS 55 | Legal Ethics | 2.00 |
| BGN 71 | Business English Grammar | 3.00 |
| PLS 56 | Civil Litigation and Discovery Practices and Procedures | 3.00 |
| PLS 57 | Legal Professions | 1.00 |
| CS 60.11A | Microsoft Word, Part 1 | 1.50 |
| CS 61.11A | Microsoft Excel, Part 1 | 1.50 |
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| Paralegal Studies Elective - complete 7.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 7.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| BAD 18 | The Legal Environment of Business | 3.00 |
| BAD 62 | Intellectual Property Law | 3.00 |
| HR 61 | Human Resource Employment Law | 1.50 |
| PLS 60 | Legal Calendaring | 1.00 |
| PLS 62 | Torts | 3.00 |
| PLS 63 | Contracts | 3.00 |
| PLS 64 | The American Jury System | 1.00 |
| PLS 65 | Technology in the Law Office: Practice, Procedures & Ethics | 3.00 |
| PLS 66 | Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning | 3.00 |
| PLS 67 | Family Law | 3.00 |
| RE 55 | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | 3.00 |
| WEE 99I | Internship Work Experience Education | 0.50-8.00 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2024
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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