Title: Legal Secretary - Formerly Office Professional - Legal Office Emphasis, Legal Administrative Assistant Emphasis and Legal Office Professional - Major #2105
Award Type: Associate of Science Degree
Effective Semester: 2025 Fall Semester
Description:
Training is designed to prepare students for employment in a legal office environment. Additional general education units are required for the AS degree. Students may earn more than one certificate along with the Associate in Science degree and are required to earn grades of "C" or better in all courses.
Term 1
Units: 13.0
FCC GE AREA 1A - English Composition
4.0
FCC GE AREA 1B - Oral Communication and Critical Thinking
3.0
BA 20
Law and the Legal System (Active)
3.0
PLEGAL 1
Introduction to Paralegal Studies (Active)
3.0
Term 2
Units: 10.0-14.0
FCC GE AREA 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA 7A - Lifetime Wellness: PE or Dance
1.0-3.0
PLEGAL 7
Law Office Administration and Ethics (Active)
3.0
PLEGAL 14
Law Office Computing (Active)
3.0
Summer
Units: 3.0
3.0
This course is only offered in summer.
PLEGAL 156 (same as BT 140)
Legal Document Processing (Active)
3.0
OR
BT 140 (same as PLEGAL 156)
Legal Document Processing (Active)
3.0
Term 3
Units: 15.0-17.0
FCC GE AREA 3 - Arts and Humanities
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA 4 - Social & Behavioral Sciences
3.0
FCC GE AREA 6 - Ethnic Studies
3.0
FCC GE Area 7B - Lifetime Wellness: Lifetime Skills
3.0
BT 28
Microsoft Word I (Active)
1.5
BT 29
Microsoft Word II (Active)
1.5
Term 4
Units: 19.0-13.0
FCC GE AREA 5 - Natural Sciences
3.0-5.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
16.0-8.0
Total: 60.0