Legal Assisting Career Studies Certificate

First Semester

• AST 101 Keyboarding I 3 credits *
• AST 107 Editing/Proofreading Skills 3 credits
• ENG 111 College Composition I 3 credits
• LGL 110 Introduction to the Law and the Legal Assistant 3 credits

Second Semester

• AST 236 Specialized Software Applications 3 credits
• LGL 126 Legal Writing 3 credits
• Elective LGL Elective 3 credits **
• Elective LGL Elective 3 credits **

Total: 24

*Students who possess keyboarding skills may petition for advanced placement with Credit by Examination.

**The legal assisting student may select from the following electives to fulfill the Legal Assistant degree program: LGL 115 Real Estate Law for Legal Assistants ; LGL 116 Domestic Relations and Consumer Law , LGL 117 Family Law ; LGL 118 Criminal Law or ADJ 211 ; LGL 225 Estate Planning and Probate .

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