Administrative Assistant Legal Degree AAS Option
This program prepares students to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. It includes instruction in office management, secretarial science and principles of U.S. law. Students also study legal terminology and documentation, legal research methods, software applications, record-keeping, billing, and related administrative functions which support the activities of a lawyer. They also learn about applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
Following is a suggested sequence of courses if you demonstrate college-level proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics. See if you qualify.
Or, see your advisor to develop your own schedule.
FIRST SEMESTER (FALL) |
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SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING) |
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*BTE 117 |
Legal Terminology and Procedures |
3 |
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BTE 255 |
Word Processing Techniques II |
3 |
BTE 155 |
Word Processing Techniques I |
3 |
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MAT 112 |
Financial Mathematics |
3 |
ACC 121 |
Accounting Principles |
4 |
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CIS 155 |
PC Spreadsheet Concepts: Excel |
3 |
PSY 100 |
Psychology of Workplace |
3 |
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GE |
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3 |
BUS 216 |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
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BTE 108 |
Ten Key by Touch |
1 |
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*BTE 211 |
Legal Formatting |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Total |
16 |
THIRD SEMESTER (FALL) |
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FOURTH SEMESTER (FALL) |
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*BTE 213 |
Intro to Legal Office Procedures |
3 |
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*BTE 238 |
Legal Office Procedures |
3 |
CIS 145 |
Complete PC Database |
3 |
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MAN 246 |
Critical Issues in Marketing & |
3 |
GE |
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3 |
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BUS 281 |
Internship |
2 |
BTE 229 |
Legal Transcription |
3 |
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BTE 257 |
Managing Office Technology |
3 |
ENG 131 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
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*BUS 111 |
Intro To Business Presentation Software I |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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*BTE 131 |
Billings Systems |
1 |
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Total |
15 |
* indicates only offered that semester