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Type Legend: 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

 

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core 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 (33 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
  PLST 18000 Introduction to Paralegal Studies 3
    28001 Legal Research and Writing 3
    28003 Family Law and Procedure 3
    28004 Principles and Practice of Litigation 3
    28007 Estate and Probate Administration 3
    38006 Advanced Legal Research and Writing 3
    36792 Internship in Paralegal 3
  Choose from the following: technical electives 12
  ACTT 21003 Fundamentals of Tax Preparation (3)  
  BMRT 11009 Introduction to Management Technology (3)  
    21000 Business Law and Ethics I (3)  
  ENG 20002 Introduction to Technical Writing (3)  
  JUS 12000 Introduction to Justice Studies (3)  
    22100 Basic Interviewing (3)  
    22301 The Investigative Process (3)  
    26704 Issues in Law and Society (3)  
    33200 Criminal Law (3)  
    34200 Criminal Procedures and Evidence (3)  
    47211 Court Functions (3)  
  PLST 38002 Contract Law (3)  
    38004 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (3)  
    38005 Tort Law (3)  
    48300 Law of Corporations and Other Associations (3)  
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (31-33 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  ACTT 11000 Accounting I-Financial    4
  BMRT 11000 Introduction to Business 3
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communications 3
  COMT 11000 Introduction to Computer Systems 3
KSS PSYC

SOC		 11762

12050		 General Psychology (3)
or
Introduction to Sociology (3)		 3
  Kent Core Basic Sciences 3
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts 3
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3
                                                                                            MINIMUM TOTAL:  65