Paralegal Studies Minor
College of Arts and Sciences
113 Bowman Hall
Tel: 330-672-2775
E-mail: jtudor@kent.edu
Web: www.kent.edu/CAS/paralegal
Jarrod Tudor, Director
The Paralegal Studies minor at the Kent Campus is accredited by the American Bar Association.
| PARALEGAL STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS (30 credits) | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | |
| Category I Requirements | |||
| Must complete the following sequence of specialty courses: | |||
| PLST | 18000 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies* | 3 |
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28001 | Legal Research and Writing* | 3 |
| 28004 | Principles and Practice of Litigation* | 3 | |
| Choose from the following: | 9 | ||
| PLST | 28003 | Family Law and Procedure (3)* | |
| 28007 | Estate and Probate Administration (3)* | ||
| 38003 | Administrative Law and Process (3) | ||
| 38005 | Tort Law (3) | ||
| 38006 | Applied Legal Research and Litigation (3) | ||
| 47111 | Civil Law and Procedure (3) | ||
| Category II Requirement | |||
| PLST | 36792 | Internship in Paralegal | 3 |
| Category III Requirements | |||
| Choose from the following law-related courses: | 9 | ||
| ACCT | 33000 | Fundamental Tax Procedures (3) | |
| FIN | 26070 | Introduction to Law (3) | |
| 26074 | Legal Environment of Business (3) | ||
| JUS | 22100 | Basic Interviewing (3) | |
| 26704 | Issues in Law and Society (3) | ||
| 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) | |
| 41025 | Philosophy of Law (3) | ||
| POL | 30130 | Courts (3) | |
| 30301 | Introduction to Public Administration (3) | ||
| 40182 | Constitutional Law: Government Powers (3) | ||
| 40183 | Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (3) | ||
| Any course listed above not used to complete the specialty minor. | |||
| TOTAL | 30 |
*Course is cross-listed with Legal Assisting Technology (LEGT).
Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted by law.
Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.