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Degree Requirements for the Associate of Arts
Major Courses
(18 Credit Hours)
LG 100 Introduction to Legal Terminology
LG 105 The Role of the Legal Assistant
LG 110 Legal Research
LG 200 Legal Writing
LG 205 Civil Procedure
LG 250 Ethics in the Law Office
LG 251 Internship
Select twelve credits from the following:
LG 203 Business Organizations
LG 210 Domestic Relations
LG 215 Real Estate
LG 220 Wills, Probate and Trusts
LG 225 Introduction to Torts
LG 230 Workers Compensation
LG 235 Bankruptcy and Collections
LG 245 Criminal Law and Procedure
LG 255 Introduction to Contracts
Correlate Courses
(9 credit hours)
LG 150 Computers in the Law Office
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing
AC 224 Financial Accounting
OR
OA 226 Office Bookkeeping Systems
Choose six credits from the following:
AC 225 Managerial Accounting
LG 240 Law Office Management
LG 260 Independent Study
LG 290 Special Topics
MR 101 Medical Terminology
OA 211 Editing and Grammar
OA 225 Spreadsheet Applications (2)
OA 231 Beginning Word Processing
OA 232 Word Processing Applications
PO 107 American, State & Local Government
CN 150 Public Speaking
University & General Education Requirements
See Department of Office, Legal & Technology.
Check with your advisor for information about the articulation agreements
in effect with Criminal Justice and Human Services.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM
Below is the suggested schedule of courses that a full-time student might
take to complete this pro- gram. Students may take fewer courses each
semester if they desire.
First Semester
(17 Credit Hours)
LG 100 Legal Terminology
LG 105 Role of Legal Assistant
EN 101 Freshman Composition
OA 211 Editing and Grammar Social Science (3)
PE 198 (2)
Second Semester
(15 Credit Hours)
LG 110 Legal Research
LG 205 Civil Procedure
LG 150 Computers in the Law Office
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing
MA 110 or MA 116 (3)
Third Semester
(16 Credit Hours)
LG 200 Legal Writing
LG 210 Domestic Relations
LG 250 Ethics in the Law Office (1)
AC 224 Financial Accounting Humanities (3)
Social Science (3)
Fourth Semester
(17 Credit Hours)
LG 225 Introduction to Torts
LG 215 Real Estate
LG 251 Internship (2)
LG 255 Introduction to Contracts Natural Science (3)
Note 1: Some correlate courses count toward general education. Consult
your advisor.
Requirements for Completion of the Legal Assistant
Certificate
(36 credit hours).
The Certificate of Completion in the Legal Assistant Program is available
to those students who have already completed an associate, bachelor or
graduate-level degree.
Courses required to complete the Certificate include the following:
EN 208 Business & Technical Writing
LG 100 Introduction to Legal Terminology
LG 105 Role of the Legal Assistant
LG 110 Legal Research
LG 150 Computers in the Law Office
LG 200 Legal Writing
LG 205 Civil Procedure
AC 224 Financial Accounting or
OA 226 Office Bookkeeping Systems
Candidates for the Legal Assistant Certificate must choose 12 credit
hours from the following:
LG 203 Business Organizations
LG 210 Domestic Relations
LG 215 Real Estate
LG 220 Wills, Trusts & Estates
LG 225 Introduction to Torts
LG 230 Workers' Compensation
LG 235 Bankruptcy and Collections
LG 245 Criminal Law and Procedure
LG 250 Ethics in the Law Office (1)
LG 251 Legal Assistant Internship(2)
LG 255 Introduction to Contracts
All certificate courses may be applied to the Legal Assistant Associate
of Arts degree.
Legal Assistant Program Options with Kaw Area Technical School
Washburn University and the Kaw Area Technical School (KATS) have entered
into an articulation agreement leading to an Associate of Arts degree
in the Legal Assistant Program. Students who have completed 1080 hours
of course work in the Legal Office Professional Program at KATS will receive
25 hours of college credit toward the AA degree. At Washburn, they must
complete an additional 40 hours of general education/university courses
and legal assistant program courses to receive an Associate of Arts degree.
For KATS credit transfer criteria, see "Joint Programs with KATS,"
listed in the index. To complete the degree, KATS graduates must complete
the following courses at Washburn:
Major and Correlate Courses
(20 credit hours)
LG 105 Role of the Legal Assistant (3)
LG 200 Legal Writing (3)
LG 205 Civil Procedure (3)
LG 251 Internship (2)
EN 208 Business & Technical Writing (3)
TA 310 Technology & Society (3)
LG Specialty Course (3)
University & General Education Requirements
See Department of Office, Legal & Technology.
Note 1: Some required and correlate courses count toward general education.
Consult your advisor.
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