Legal Assistant, A.A.S.

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The Legal Assistant certificate allows a student to work in a law office or corporation as an assistant to an attorney or a trained paralegal. It consists of 30 semester hours which provides adequate training in the skills necessary to be a trained Legal Assistant.

Legal Assistant - General, C1

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Program CIP Code: 22.0302

Cost of Attendance: https://www.hccs.edu/applying-and-paying/tuition-calculator/

The credit totals are displayed in two key locations: 1. At the end of each semester: You’ll find the total number of credits for that specific semester. 2. At the end of the degree plan: The total number of credits for the entire degree program is listed at the bottom of the plan.

First Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credits: 3
LGLA 1303 - Legal Research Credits: 3
LGLA 1344 - Texas Civil Litigation Credits: 3
LGLA 2307 - Law Office Management Credits: 3
ACNT 1303 - Introduction to Accounting I Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

LGLA 1305 - Legal Writing Credits: 3
LGLA 1345 - Civil Litigation Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3
XXXX #3## - Paralegal Technology Elective Credits: 3 ¹
LGLA 1380 - Cooperative Education-Legal Assistant / Paralegal Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

XXXX #3## - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ¹
LGLA 1351 - Contracts Credits: 3
LGLA 2309 - Real Property Credits: 3
LGLA 2381 - Cooperative Education-Legal Assistant / Paralegal Credits: 3 (Capstone)
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

LGLA 1353 - Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration Credits: 3
LGLA 2303 - Torts and Personal Injury Law Credits: 3
XXXX #3## - Paralegal Technology Elective Credits: 3 ¹
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government Credits: 3 OR
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government Credits: 3
MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credits: 3 OR
XXXX #3## - Math/Natural Science Elective Credits: 3 ²

Semester Total: 15

Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree: 60

¹ Paralegal technology electives: LGLA 1355 , LGLA 1370 , LGLA 2311 , LGLA 2313 , LGLA 2315 ; MDCA 1313 ; or POFI 1301 .
² A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.