Paralegal Studies: Associate of Applied Science Degree Requirements

97.5 Credits

Offered at Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Independence, Lee's Summit, Minnetonka, Overland Park, Rapid City, Roseville, Sioux Falls, and Zona Rosa. The programs offered at the Rapid City and Sioux Falls campuses are approved by the American Bar Association.

Paralegal Studies Major Core

Credit Hours

(A minimum of 31.5 of the following 49.5 credits must be earned at NAU.)

PL1100/ SO1100*	Introduction to Legal Principles	4.5
PL1150*	Legal Research I	4.5
PL1350*	Legal Research II	4.5
PL2050*	Torts	4.5
PL2100* or	Domestic Relations or
PL2350*	Criminal Procedure	4.5
PL2150*	Civil Procedure	4.5
PL2500/ EN2500*	Legal Writing	4.5
PL3050* or	Real Property or
PL3250*	Wills, Trusts, and Probate	4.5
PL3100*	Professional Ethics and Law Office Procedures	4.5
PL	Paralegal Internship (1) (2)	4.5
PL4600*	CLA Review	4.5
		49.5

Support Core

AC2760	Accounting for Managers	4.5
LA3100	Business Law	4.5
		9

General Education Core (39)

Communications

EN1150	Composition I	4.5
EN1300	Composition II	4.5
EN2100 or	Speech or
EN2150	Interpersonal Professional Communications	4.5
		13.5

Science

Science Elective	4.5
	4.5

Mathematics

MA	Algebra Elective	4.5
		4.5

Humanities

HU2000	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	4.5
		4.5

General Education

CS1500	Strategies for Success	4.5
CS2080	Career Management (4)	3
		7.5

Computer Literacy

Introduction to CIS or CI Elective (5)	4.5
	4.5

* Must earn a minimum "C" grade in each Paralegal Studies Major Core course

Paralegal coordinator approval required
Students may substitute PL3000 Law Office Technology in place of the internship.
No prerequisite for EN2100 Speech
Academic advisor approval
CI1500 Word Processing for Windows recommended

Graduation Requirements: A minimum 2.0 GPA is required overall and in the Paralegal Studies Major Core. See the "Graduation Requirements" section of the catalog for additional requirements.

(The university reserves the right to correct clerical errors.)