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Degree Requirements for the Associate of Arts
Major Courses (18 Credit Hours)
LG 100 Introduction to Paralegalism
LG 200 Introduction to Law
LG 250 Legal Research I
LG 300 Legal Writing
LG 305 Civil Procedure
LG 310 Interviewing & Investigation
Select fifteen credits from the following:
LG 205 Corporate Law
LG 210 Family Law
LG 215 Property Law
LG 220 Wills & Estate Administration
LG 225 Computer-Assisted Legal Research
LG 315 Legal Research II
LG 320 Elder Law
LG 325 Personal Injury Law
LG 330 Administrative Law for Paralegals
LG 335 Bankruptcy & Collections
LG 345 Criminal Law
LG 355 Introduction to Contracts
LG 351 Internship
LG 360 Independent Study
LG 390 Special Topics
Correlate Courses (9 credit hours)
LG 150 Computers in the Law Office
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing
OA 211 Editing and Grammar
University & General Education Requirements
See requirements common to all Associate Degrees on the print catalog.
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 program. Students may take fewer courses each semester
if they desire.
First Semester
(17 Credit Hours)
LG 100 Intro to Paralegalism
LG 200 Introduction to Law
EN 101 Freshman Composition
OA 211 Editing and Grammar
Social Science (3)
PE 198 (2)
Second Semester
(15 Credit Hours)
LG 250 Legal Research I
LG 305 Civil Procedure
LG 150 Computers in the Law Office
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing
MA 110 or MA 116 (3)
Third Semester
(15 Credit Hours)
LG 300 Legal Writing
LG 310 Interviewing & Investigation
AC 224 Financial Accounting Humanities (3)
Social Science (3)
Fourth Semester
(15 Credit Hours)
LG 215 Property Law
LG 220 Wills & Estate Admin.
LG 325 Personal Injury Law
LG 355 Introduction to Contracts Natural Science (3)
Note 1: Some correlate courses count toward general education. Consult
your advisor.
Requirements for Completion of the Legal Studies Certificate (36 credit
hours).
The Certificate of Completion in the Legal Studies 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 Paralegalism
LG 150 Computers in the Law Office
LG 200 Introduction to Law
LG 250 Legal Research I
LG 300 Legal Writing
LG 305 Civil Procedure
OA 211 Editing & Grammar
Candidates for the Legal Studies Certificate must choose 12 credit hours
from the following:
LG 205 Corporate Law
LG 210 Family Law
LG 215 Property Law
LG 220 Wills & Estate Admin
LG 225 Computer-Assisted Legal Research
LG 315 Legal Research II
LG 320 Elder Law
LG 325 Personal Injury Law
LG 330 Administrative Law for Paralegals
LG 335 Bankruptcy & Collections
LG 345 Criminal Law
LG 351 Internship (2-3)
LG 355 Introduction to Contracts
LG 360 Independent Study (1-3)
LG 390 Special Topics (1-3)
All certificate courses may be applied to the Legal Studies Associate
of Arts degree.
Legal Studies 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 Studies 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 41 hours of general education/university courses
and legal studies program courses to receive an Associate of Arts degree.
For KATS credit transfer criteria, see "Joint Programs with KATS".
To complete the degree, KATS graduates must complete the following courses
at Washburn:
Major and Correlate Courses (21 credit hours)
LG 100 Intro to Paralegalism (3)
LG 250 Legal Research I (3)
LG 300 Legal Writing (3)
LG 305 Civil Procedure (3)
LG 310 Interviewing & Investigation (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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