Required courses:

• PARLG 1 Law and the Legal Profession (3 units)
• PARLG 6 Legal Research (3 units)
• PARLG 8 Introduction to Civil Procedure and Litigation Practice (3 units)
• PARLG 11 Advanced Legal Research and Writing (3 units)
• ENGL 1A Composition and Reading (4 units)*  OR

ENGL 1AS Composition and Reading with Support* (5 units)

Select a minimum of 11-12 units from the following:

• PARLG 4 Law Office Management (2 units)
• PARLG 9 Introduction to Tort Law (3 units) Offered in Fall
• PARLG 10 Family Law (3 units)
• PARLG 12 Estate Planning and Probate Procedure (3 units) Offered in Spring
• PARLG 15 Criminal Law (3 units) Offered in Fall
• PARLG 16 Seminar in Paralegal Studies Internship (1 unit)
• COPED 474A Work Experience in Paralegal Studies (1-4 units)**
• BUS 2 Introduction to Business Law (3 units)

*ENGL 1A is required for transfer.

**A maximum of 3 units can be applied to the Certificate or AA Degree.

Recommended but not required:

• ADJUS 22 Concepts of Criminal Law (3 units)
• BUS 1A Financial Accounting (4 units)
• ENGL 5 Critical Thinking in Reading and Writing (3 units)
• PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy (3 units)
• POSCI 1 Government and Politics in the United States (3 units)

Awarded upon satisfactory completion of the major course requirements and the General Education requirements.