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Program of Study: Paralegal StudiesCourse Offerings subject to change. Please consult the current Schedule of Classes.
Department: BusinessThis document is for planning purposes only and is not a guarantee of course offerings
Coordinator: rpowell@santarosa.eduA full-time student seeking to complete an Associate's Degree in two years should expect to take an average of 15 units per semester.
Term Effective: Fall 2023A major is only part of what is required for an Associate's Degree see additional requirements here
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
BGN71*BUSINESS ENGLISH3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
PLS50*INTRO- PARALEGAL STUDIES3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
PLS51*LEGAL RESEARCH3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025PLS50Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
Total Semester Units:9.00
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
PLS52*LEGAL WRITING3.00Spring 2025PLS51 AND BGN71 AND PLS50YES
PLS56*CIVIL LIT/DISCOVERY PROC3.00Spring 2025Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
CS60.1A*MS WORD, PART 11.50Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025YES
CS61.1A*MS EXCEL, PART 11.50Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025YES
Total Semester Units:9.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
PLS60 or Complete any combination.LEGAL CALENDARING1.00PLS50
Total Semester Units:1.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
PLS53*CIVIL PROC: PLEADINGS3.00Fall 2024, Fall 2025PLS50 AND PLS51YES
PLS55*LEGAL ETHICS2.00Fall 2024, Fall 2025PLS51 AND PLS50YES
PLS57*LEGAL PROFESSIONS1.00Fall 2024, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100YES
BAD18 or Complete any combination.LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUS3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYESYES
Total Semester Units:9.00
Semester 5
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
PLS54*CIV PROC: DISCOVERY3.00Spring 2025PLS51 AND PLS50YES
RE55 or Complete any combination.LEGAL ASPECTS REAL ESTAT3.00Summer 2025
Total Semester Units:6.00
Recommended course sequence units total:34.00
Minimum units to meet major requirements:34.00
Key:
In Person=Face to Face
Online=Fully Online, no mandatory face to face.
Hybrid=At least 51% online
Blended=Majority face to face