पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program aims to prepare students for many specialized administrative support staff roles in the legal field and other areas of business. The coursework includes extensive training in the preparation and handling of legal documents such as affidavits, wills, pleadings, deeds, discovery documents, etc. The program stresses the importance of accuracy, productivity and ethical considerations in the legal environment while maintaining confidentiality. It also focuses on a variety of legal principles including civil and criminal litigation, probate and estate planning, real estate law, family law, business organizations in Minnesota, debtor/creditor law, bankruptcy, and legal research. Advanced legal principles are addressed in the third and fourth semester of instruction and include trial preparation, appellate procedure, and law office management. Students typically complete the 68-credit Legal Administrative Assistant AAS program in four semesters. Students may also elect to complete their legal administrative assistant degree with a concentration in administrative office management. They may alternatively choose to enroll in the three-semester, forty five credits Legal Secretary Program or the two-semester, twenty eight-credit Legal Receptionist certificate program.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The following are required for the 45-credit diploma: ACCT1501 Accounting for Business 2cr, ADMN1513 Keyboarding/Word Processing Skills 3cr, ADMN1519 Word Processing Applications 3cr, ADMN2522 Advanced Microsoft Word Techniques 4cr, ENGL1460 Technical Writing 3cr, ITEC1430 Introduction to Computer 3cr, LEGL1601 Legal Office Procedures I 3cr, LEGL1602 Legal Office Procedures II 4cr, LEGL1603 Legal Office Procedures III 4cr, LEGL1614 Legal Office Procedures IV 3cr, LEGL2604 Legal Office Simulation 1cr, PHIL1440 Ethics 3cr, POLS1450 Society and Law I 3cr. Additional Courses Required for AAS Degree: COMM1445 Advanced Communicating for Results 3cr, CSBT1501 Spreadsheets and Database Applications 3cr, ENGL1410 Composition I 3cr, LEGL1616 Legal Transcription/Word Processing 4cr, LEGL2601 Legal Office Procedures V 3cr, LEGL2602 Legal Research 2cr, LEGL2704-06 Internship 4-6cr, Technical Electives 7cr. General Education/Technical Electives: ACCT1502 Administrative Accounting 3cr, ADMN1604 Word Perfect Applications 1cr, COMM1415 Public Speaking 3cr, CSBT1510 Computer Graphics and Multimedia Technology 3cr, CSBT2510 Desktop Publishing 3cr, CWEB1529 Introduction to Effective Web Site, Development (Dreamweaver) 4cr, FICR1651 Credit Law 3cr, LANG1401 Beginning Spanish I 3cr, LANG1402 Beginning Spanish II 3cr, LANG1403 American Sign Language I 3cr, LANG1404 American Sign Language II 3cr, LANG2401 Intermediate Spanish I 4cr, LANG2402 Intermediate Spanish II 3cr, LEGL2610 Evidence, Exhibit Prep and Investigation 4cr, LEGL2612 Paralegal Skills and Legal Writing 4cr, MEDS1620 Medical Terminology 3cr, MEDS1621 Medical Terminology for the Legal Office 1cr, PSYC1445 General Psychology 3cr, SMGT1613 Employment Law 2cr. Prerequisites or appropriate assessment scores: ADMN0310 Keyboarding Fundamentals 1cr, ENGL0350 College Prep Writing 2cr, READ0355 College Prep Reading 2cr.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students should have a high school diploma or GED. If they don't have a high school diploma or GED, they must prove ability to benefit from post-high school education by scoring at a federally established level on an approved test. International students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 500.

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Alexandria Technical College

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Alexandria Technical College