Paralegal Studies: Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

187 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 36 of the following 90 credits must be earned at NAU.)

PL1100/ SO1100*	Introduction to Legal Principles (1)	4.5
PL1150*	Legal Research I	4.5
PL1350*	Legal Research II	4.5
PL2050*	Torts	4.5
PL2100/ SO2120*	Domestic Relations (1)	4.5
PL2150*	Civil Procedure	4.5
PL2350*	Criminal Procedure	4.5
PL2500*	Legal Writing	4.5
PL3000*	Law Office Technology	4.5
PL3050*	Real Property	4.5
PL3100*	Professional Ethics and Law Office Procedures	4.5
PL3000+*		4.5
PL4000+*		13.5
PL*	Paralegal Elective	4.5
PL	Paralegal Internship (3) (4)	13.5
PL4600*	CLA Review	4.5
		90

Support Core

AC2760	Accounting for Managers	4.5
EC2050	Macroeconomics	4.5
LA3100	Business Law	4.5
ME1150	Medical Terminology	4
MT2050	Principles of Management	4.5
MT3050	Human Resource Management	4.5
MT3230/ PL3230	Employment Law	4.5
		31

General Education Core

General Education (36) (Available for block transfer) ##

Communications

EN1150	Composition I	4.5
		4.5

Science

Science Electives	9
	9

Humanities


HU2000	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	4.5
Humanities Elective		4.5
		9

Behavioral/Social Science

Behavioral/Social Science Electives	9
	9

General Education

General Education Elective	4.5
	4.5

General Education (30) (Course-by-course transfer)

Communications

EN1300	Composition II	4.5
EN2100 or	Speech or
EN2150	Interpersonal Professional Communications	4.5
		9

Mathematics

MA2050	College Algebra	4.5
MA3000	Business Statistics	4.5
		9

General Education

CS1500	Strategies for Success	4.5
CS2080	Career Management (6)	3
		7.5

Computer Literacy

Introduction to CIS or CI Elective (7)	4.5
	4.5

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

May be credited as a cross-listed sociology course. If so, another Paralegal Studies course must be successfully completed or transferred.
Or placement recommendation
Paralegal coordinator approval required
Students may elect to satisfy a maximum of 4.5 internship credit hours with a Paralegal Studies elective course other than PL3000 Law Office Technology.
No prerequisite for EN2100 Speech
Academic advisor approval
CI1500 Word Processing for Windows recommended

Students attending any Minnesota campus:

are encouraged to complete some advanced or upper division general education course work.

## Block transfer is not available to these students.

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.)