For
Program Information please contact:
Carter, Karen,
Chair
Room 2236
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4534.
kcarter@atlantatech.edu
PARALEGAL STUDIES- DEGREE
The Paralegal Studies program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for positions
in the paralegal profession. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional
knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Competencies
realized in this program include ethical obligations, researching state and federal law,
preparing legal correspondence and encompass family law matters, basic concepts of real
property law, criminal litigation, tort law, and substantive contract law, wills, trust,
and probate. The program of study emphasizes opportunities that provide students with
specialized legal knowledge and skills required to aid lawyers in the delivery of legal
services. Program graduates receive a Paralegal Studies Associate of Applied Technology
Degree.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATC’s Career Placement Office is available to assist students in finding employment in their occupational fields.
Location: Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 128
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Official high school or GED transcript is required
to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission
scores in Reading, Language, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be
determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.
CORE COURSES
Curriculum
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Essential General Core Courses
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Area I - Humanities
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| 1. Courses |
|
Credits
|
| ENG 191 |
Composition and Rhetoric I |
5
|
| ENG 193 |
Composition and Rhetoric II |
5
|
| SPC 191 |
Business Communications |
5
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Area II - Social/Behavioral Science
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| PSY 191 |
Introduction to Psychology |
5
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| SOC 191 |
Introduction to Sociology |
5
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Area III - Natural Sciences / Mathematics
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| MAT 191 |
College Algebra |
5
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OR |
5
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| MAT 196 |
Contemporary Mathematics |
5
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Total |
30
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2.Occupational Courses
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| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Computers |
3
|
| PLS 101 |
Introduction to Law and Ethics |
5
|
| PLS 102 |
Legal Research |
5
|
| PLS 103 |
Legal writing |
5
|
| PLS 104 |
Family Law |
4
|
| PLS 105 |
Real Estate Law |
5
|
| PLS 108 |
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure |
5
|
| PLS 109 |
Civil Litigation |
5
|
| PLS 110 |
Wills, Trusts, Probate and Adm. |
5
|
| PLS 111 |
Tort Law |
5
|
| PLS 112 |
Law Office Management |
5
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| PLS 115 |
Business Organization |
5
|
| PLS 116 |
Contracts and Commercial Law |
8
|
| PLS 117 |
Adv.Res & Writing |
5
|
| PLS 118 |
Paralegal OBI (Intern) |
12
|
| PLS xxx |
Electives |
10
|
|
Total |
85
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Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation |
115
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Minimum Program Length in Quarters |
7
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Estimated Program Cost |
$5,795
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