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Legal Studies Associate Degree (Major Code: PS13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses.

ECON 1101Principle of Economics

3
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I to 1500

3
HIST 1112World History II Since 1500

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I to 1877

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II Since 1865

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
PSYC 2103Human Development

3
PSYC 2250Abnormal Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses.

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
RELG 1101World Religions

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

General Education Electives

Students may choose a course from any other courses shown that was not already used to satisfy an Area requirement.

COMM 1100Human Communication

3
COMM 1500Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
ENGL 1105Workplace and Technical Communications

3
ECON 1101Principle of Economics

3
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I to 1500

3
HIST 1112World History II Since 1500

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I to 1877

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II Since 1865

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
PSYC 2103Human Development

3
PSYC 2250Abnormal Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
MATH 1112College Trigonometry

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
MATH 1132Calculus II

4
MATH 1131Calculus I

4
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
RELG 1101World Religions

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2100Survey of the Human Body

5
BIOL 2107Biological Principles I

3
AND
BIOL 2107LBiological Principles I Lab

1
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
AND
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
AND
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3
AND
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1
CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3
AND
CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
AND
CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
AND
CHEM 1212LChemistry II Lab

1
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
AND
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3
AND
PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics I Lab

1
PHYS 1112Introductory Physics II

3
AND
PHYS 1112LIntroductory Physics II Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:3-5

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Legal Studies Major

CISM 2201Foundations of Computer Applications

3
LGST 1100Introduction to Law and Ethics

3
LGST 1105Legal Research and Legal Writing I

3
LGST 1110Legal Research and Legal Writing II

3
LGST 1115Family Law

3
LGST 1120Real Estate Law

3
LGST 1125Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

3
LGST 1130Civil Litigation

3
LGST 1135Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Administration

3
LGST 1140Tort Law

3
LGST 1145Law Office Management and Technology

3
LGST 1150Contracts and Commercial Law

3
LGST 2200Legal Studies Practicum

6
OR
LGST 2210Legal Studies Internship I

6
Total Credit Hours:42

Legal Studies Electives

Students must choose 9 hours of elective credit from the following courses:

LGST 1200Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Relations

3
LGST 1205Constitutional Law

3
LGST 1210Legal and Policy Issues in Healthcare

3
LGST 1215Administrative Law

3
LGST 1220Intellectual Property Law

3
LGST 1230Business Organizations

3
LGST 1235Immigration Law

3
LGST 2205Advanced Legal Research and Writing

3
LGST 2215Legal Studies Internship II

6
Total Credit Hours:9
 

Total Credit Hours: 72-74

Students must complete a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of Legal Studies courses, along with LGST 2210, at Athens Technical College.

Students must take a minimum of nine (9) semester credit hours of required legal specialty courses through synchronous instruction.

Athens Technical College will only consider transfer credit for those Legal Studies legal specialty courses taken at ABA Approved schools.

Paralegals shall not engage in the unauthorized practice of law as per O.C.G.A. §15-19-51 and must work under the supervision of an attorney in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia.