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Paralegal Program Mission Statement

Graduation Requirements

I.  Interdisciplinary Foundations (21 s.h.)

    History (12)
        150 U.S. History To 1865 (3)*

        151 U.S. History Since 1865 (3)
        †365 American Legal History (3) OR  †488 American Constitutional History (3)

        One of the following (3):
            220 African American History

            235 History of the American Indian
            315 Women in U.S. History

            350 The History of Attitudes Toward Death
            355 European Intellectual & Cultural History

            398 Topics in History with Oral Communication Emphasis

            461 Latin American Social Revolution
            485 Contemporary America 1945-Present

            486 American Intellectual & Cultural History
           
        †A student may also choose to take both 365 American Legal History and 488 Constitutional History to satisfy this requirement.

    Political Science (9)
        120 Introduction to American Politics (3)*

        320 Constitutional Law (3)
        420 Administrative Law (3)

II. Legal Specialty Sequence (29 s.h.)
  

    History
        370 Legal Research & Writing I (3)
        371 Substantive Law & Ethics I (2)
        372 Legal Research & Writing II (3)
        373 Adversary Systems-Civil (2)
        374 Evidentiary Rules (2)
        375 Substantive Law & Ethics II (3)
        376 Adversary Systems - Criminal (2)
        380 Paralegal Internship (12)

III. Specialization and/or Minor (24 s.h.)

Recommended Electives for Specialization and/or Minor

A.   Paralegal Specialty Electives

           HIST 211 Introduction of Paralegalism (3)

           HIST 377 Practical Legal Investigation and Interviewing (3)

           HIST 381 Paralegal Topics (3)

B.   Business and Intellectual Property Organizations
        ACCT 212 Managerial Accounting Principles (3)
        ACCT 421 Introduction to Taxation (3)
        BUSA 301 Business Law I (3)
        BUSA 311 Business Law II (3)
        BUSA 401 Insurance Law (3)
        BUSA 411 International Business Law (3)
        ECON 202 Macroeconomics (3)*

        ECON 210 Microeconomics (3)
        ECON 304 Money and Banking (3) *
        MGMT 315 Principles of Management (3)

C.       Domestic Relations

        SOC 150 Intro to Sociology (3) *
        SOC 216 Social Problems (3) *
        SOCW 420 Child Welfare System (3)
        SOCW 425 Law and Social Work (3)
        SOC 376 Intro to Social Research (3)
        PSY 330 Psychology and The Law (3) *
        HIST 377 Practical Legal Investigation Techniques (3)
        BUSA 421 Consumer Law (3)

D.       Litigation Practice

        ENGL 210 Adv. Expository Writing (3)
        BIOL 171 Medical Terminology A (1)
        BIOL 172 Medical Terminology B (1)
        BIOL 173 Medical Terminology C (1)
        HIST 377 Practical Legal Investigation (3)
        HIST 381 Paralegal Topics and Issues (3)
        HIST 383 Paralegal Institute (may take every year)
        HIST 385 Trial Advocacy (2) —
        MGMT 315 Principles of Management (2)
        POLS 227 Judicial Process (3)

E.      Criminal Law and Systems                              

        PHYS 310 Science and Technology in Litigation (3)

           POLS 227 Judicial Process (3)

           PSY 330 Psychology and the Law (3) *

           PSY 430 Forensic Psychology (3)

           SOC 314 Juvenile Delinquency (3)

           SOC 315 Criminology (3)

           SOC 355 Corrections (3)

           SOC 418 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)         

           SOC 420 Minnesota Criminal Code (3)

           SOC 423 Race Relations and Minority Groups (3)

           HIST 377 Practical Legal Investigations (3)

           HIST 385 Trial Advocacy (2)
F.      Legal Studies/Government and Non-Government Organizations

           ENGL 210 Advanced Expository Writing (3)

           SOC 150 Intro to Sociology (3) *

           SOC 210 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)

           SOC 216 Social Problems (3) *

           SOC 425 Social change and Social Movements (3)

           SOC 431 Social Class and Power (3)

           GEOS 325 Environmental Geoscience (3) *

           MCOM 100 Mass Media and Society (3) *

           MCOM 405 Issues and Ethics (3)

           PHIL 332 Philosophy of Law (3) *

           POLS 227 Judicial Process and Politics (3)

           POLS 320 Constitutional Law (3)

           PSY 210 General Psychology (3) *

           PSY 330 Psychology and the Law (3) *

*May be used to satisfy part of the general education/university studies requirements.

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