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Money Matters
Paralegal CA
This American Bar Association (ABA) approved program is designed to prepare students to work as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant as defined by section 6450 of the California Business and Professions Code, who are qualified by education, who either contracts with or is employed by an attorney, law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity, and who performs substantial legal work under the direction and supervision of an active member of the State Bar of California, as defined in Section 6060, or an attorney practicing law in the federal courts of this state, that has been specifically delegated by the attorney to him or her. This program is not designed to prepare students for the practice of law. DISCLAIMER: This is a sample map based on the 18-19 catalog. Please meet with a counselor to confirm the requirements for achieving your educational goals.

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Semester 1
Total: 13 units
MAJOR
PARA 100
Law and Society
3 units
MAJOR
PARA 101
Law Office Management
2 units
GE
MATH 219 or 219H
Statistics and Probability
4 units
GE
ENGL 101 or 101H
Freshman Composition
4 units
Summer/Intersession
Total: 3 units
GE Area II
CMST 102 or 140
Oral Communications
3 units
Semester 2
Total: 12 units
MAJOR
PARA 120
Computers in the Law Office
4 units
GE
ENGL 103 or PHIL 110
Critical Thinking and Writing or Critical Thinking
4 units
MAJOR
PARA 145
Civil Litigation Overview
4 units
Summer/Intersession
Total: 6 units
MAJOR
PARA 121
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
2 units
MAJOR
PARA 105
Cooperative Work Experience Education - Occupational
1 units
Semester 3
Total: 12 units
MAJOR
PARA 146
Tort Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
4 units
MAJOR
PARA 150
Legal Transactions
4 units
MAJOR
PARA 246
Legal Research and Analysis
4 units
Summer/Intersession
Total: 0 units
GE
HIST 118 or HIST 120
Social and Cultural History of the United States or The United States to 1865
3 units
Semester 4
Total: 10 units
MAJOR
PARA 248
Advanced Research and Writing
3 units
MAJOR
PARA 297
The Professional Paralegal
2 units
MAJOR
BUS 105 or BUS 101
Legal Environment of Business or Business Law
3 units
MAJOR Elective
PARA
2 units

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