Catalog & Student Handbook 2024-2025 
    
    Nov 04, 2024  
Catalog & Student Handbook 2024-2025

Administrative Support Technology: Legal Assistant Specialization, AAS


Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Administrative Support Technology with a Specialization in Legal Assistant.

Length: Four-semester (two-year) program

Purpose: The Legal Assistant Specialization is designed to teach the technical skills and critical thinking skills required of the legal assistant. Legal assistants perform independent legal work under the supervision of an attorney. Some of the legal assistant’s most important tasks include helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. Legal assistants may help prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions to be filed with the court, obtain affidavits, and draft contracts, mortgages, and separation agreements.

Occupational Objectives:
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Corporate Paralegal
Paralegal Supervisor
Court Registrar
Social Services Administrative Assistant
Nursing Home/Rehab Administrative Assistant

Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Administrative Support Technology: Legal Assistant Specialization program requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.

The following list is a suggested sequence in which students may plan their class schedules to ensure graduation in two years.

First Semester


Suggested Credits for Semester: 16


Second Semester


Suggested Credits for Semester: 17


Third Semester


Suggested Credits for Semester: 18


Suggested Credits for Semester: 15


Total Minimum Credits Required for this Curriculum: 66


1Students who possess keyboarding skills may petition for advanced placement with Credit by Examination.

2Humanities Electives:  ART 101 , CST 151 HUM 201 , HUM 260 MUS 121 PHI 100 PHI 220 ,  REL 200 REL 210 REL 230  

3Social Sciences Electives:  ECO 201 , ECO 202 , GEO 200 GEO 210 HIS 101 , HIS 102 , HIS 121 HIS 122 PLS 135 PSY 200 , PSY 215 PSY 216 PSY 230 , SOC 200 , SOC 215 SOC 250   

4Students may choose from NAS, AST, or ITE/ITD/ITN electives.  

5Students may take CST 100  which can substitute for the CST 126.

*This is a capstone course and should be taken the last semester.

LGL courses are not offered during the summer semester.