Legal Assistant, AAS (full-time)

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Suggested full-time sequence

Credit Hours Required: 67

Semester 1

BLAW 1080 - Business Law 1 4.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2010 - Michigan Legal System & Ethics 2.00 Credit Hours
ITCS 1010 - Computer & Information Processing Principles 4.00 Credit Hours
BCOM 2050 - Business Communications 4.00 Credit Hours
GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours (see note below)

Semester 2

BLAW 1090 - Business Law 2 4.00 Credit Hours
BCOM 2060 - Advanced Business Communications 4.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2100 - Mechanics of Real Estate Law 3.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2120 - Administration of Estates 2.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2090 - Legal Procedure 4.00 Credit Hours (Critical Course*)
GEN ED - Group II (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours (see note below)

Semester 3

ACCT 1070 - Accounting for Entrepreneurs 3.00 Credit Hours
OR ACCT 1080 - Principles of Accounting 1 4.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2030 - Legal Research & Writing 1 3.00 Credit Hours (Critical Course*)
LEGA 2210 - Electronic Evidence & Discovery 4.00 Credit Hours (Critical Course*)
GEN ED - Group III (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours (see note below)
GEN ED - Group I.B (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours (Recommended Course** ENGL 1220) (see note below)

Semester 4

LEGA 2040 - Legal Research & Writing 2 3.00 Credit Hours
GEN ED - Group IV (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours (Excluding WHES courses) (see note below for a list of preferred courses)

And 5‑6 credit hours from the following:

HHSC 1700 - Medical Terminology 3.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2110 - Principles of Family Law 2.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2130 - Proceedings Under the Federal Bankruptcy Code & Debt Collection 2.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2160 - Proceedings Under Administrative Agencies 2.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2170 - Criminal Law & Procedures 2.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2180 - Business Associations 2.00 Credit Hours
LEGA 2220 - Computerized Litigation Support Concepts (CLSC) 3.00 Credit Hours
CRER 1510 - Workplace Success Strategies 1.00 Credit Hours
BUSN 1010 - Business Enterprise 3.00 Credit Hours

Notes:

Degree & Certificate Requirements
Exploratory Course***: BLAW 1080 and LEGA 2010
Critical Course*: LEGA 2030 , LEGA 2090 , and LEGA 2210 minimum grade C
Variable Credit Hours - the number of credit hours will vary depending on the course selected.
- If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 18 credit hours of General Education courses required for this AAS degree, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
It is strongly encouraged that you work with a counselor, advisor or faculty/department coordinator to plan your schedule or if you plan to transfer.

A minimum of 18 credit hours of General Education courses (Groups I-IV, excluding WHES courses) are needed for this program.

Under Group IV of the General Education courses required for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree, the following courses are preferred for the Legal Assistant program per the American Bar Association: ARTT 2650 , ARTT 2660 , MUSC 1030 , MUSC 2710 , MUSC 2720 , or other courses from Creative Writing, Foreign Languages, Humanities, Literature and Philosophy are acceptable.

*A critical course is a course that is highly correlated with success in a particular program and field. Critical courses are identified by the academic department as courses that the student should have a high level of understanding and comprehension in order to progress successfully in the program.

**A recommended course is a suggestion or an advised option that correlates to the respective program. Recommended courses complement the skill set(s) required to be successful and are considered to be beneficial for enhancing students’ education in the program. Recommended courses are not mandatory. In some cases there may not be recommended courses.

***An exploratory course is one that provides a student a broad overview of a particular field/area of study and associated occupations. Exploratory courses help students better understand if that particular program is a good fit for the student to pursue given their interests and career goals.