Paralegal Studies - B.A. Program Requirements

• Paralegal Studies semester-by-semester Roadmap

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (48 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	PLST	18000	Introduction to Paralegal Studies	3
		28001	Legal Research and Writing	3
		28004	Principles and Practice of Litigation	3
		36792	Internship in Paralegal**	6
WIC		38006	Applied Legal Research and Litigation***	3
	Choose from the following: Legal Specialty Electives			18
	PLST	28003	Family Law and Procedure (3)
		28007	Estate and Probate Administration (3)
		38002	Contract Law (3)
		38003	Administration Law and Process (3)
		38004	Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (3)
		38005	Tort Law (3)
		48300	Law of Corporations and Other Associations (3)
		48400	Intellectual Property Law (3)
	Choose from the following: Legal Topics Electives			12
	ACCT	33000	Fundamental Tax Procedures (3)
	FIN	26074	Legal Environment of Business (3)
	JUS	33200	Criminal Law (3)
		34200	Criminal Procedures and Evidence (3)
		38007	Human Service Agencies and the Law (3)
		47211	Court Functions (3)
	PHIL	31035	Philosophy and Justice (3)
DD		41025	Philosophy of Law (3)
	PLST	47111	Civil Law and Procedures (3)
	POL	30130	Courts (3)
		30301	Introduction to Public Administration (3)
		40182	Constitutional Law: Government Powers (3)
DD		40183	Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (72 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Foreign Language****			14-20
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			6
	College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences)*****			3
	College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences)******			3
	General Electives (upper division) Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours			16
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** Although required minimum hours for internship is 6 credits, it is recommended that students enroll in a more substantial internship of 9-12 credit hours. These hours are to be taken near the end of completion of the program and can be taken over several semesters or as one semester. General elective hours can be used for internship hours.

*** A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

**** Fulfills College General Requirement.

****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.

*****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.