STARTING FALL SEMESTER, 2011

Paralegal Associate Degree Plan

Course Offerings and Strongly Recommended Schedule for Paralegal Program Students Who Plan to Start Fall Semester

Students must assess into ENG 1108 in order to take PA 1102 – Introduction to Law and Contracts. It is strongly recommended that students take Eng 1108 concurrently with PA 1102 - Introduction to Law and Contracts and PA 1105 - Criminal Justice System. Also, it is strongly recommended that Associate in Science degree students take a mixture of 1/2 paralegal and 1/2 liberal arts courses each semester.

Paralegal required courses are available during the evening, and most are available during the day except the summer courses are at night only. All courses are held on campus at Inver Hills or online (with an orientation and proctored tests on campus). Some classes are only offered once a year or every other summer.

Fall Semester, 2011

PA 1102 Introduction to Law and Contracts - 4 credits
Prereq: Assess into ENG 1108 or C or better in ENG 99
offered Fall/Spring/Summer
PA 1105 Criminal Justice System - 2 credits
offered Fall/Spring/Summer

Spring Semester, 2012

PA 1103 UCC and Business Organizations - 4 credits
Prereq: PA 1102; offered Spring, and one Fall online
PA 2201 Family Law - 3 credits
Prereq: PA 1102; offered Spring, one Fall hybrid, and Summer of even years

Fall Semester, 2012

PA 2202 Litigation and Trial Practice - 3 credits
Prereq: PA 1102; offered Fall, and Summer of odd years
PA 2205 Real Estate Law - 3 credits
(Prereq: PA 1102; offered Fall and Summer
PA 2220 Legal Research - 3 credits
Prereq: PA 1102; offered Fall, and Spring – one section only

Spring Semester, 2013

PA 2204 Probate - 3 credits
Prereq: PA 1102; offered Spring and Summer
PA 2222 Legal Writing and Analysis - 3 credits
Prereq: PA 1102 & PA 2220; offered Spring, and Fall – 1 section only
PA 2289* Paralegal Internship - 2 credits
Prereq: Director's Permission; offered Summer/Fall/Spring

*Students are to obtain program director’s written approval one semester in advance of registration for Paralegal Internship by attending the required internship. Check IHCC Events page for date and time.

It is recommended that PA 2289 (Paralegal Internship) be taken after all Paralegal Program specialty classes are completed. However, PA 2289 may be taken concurrently with other paralegal specialty classes if the internship supervisor and the program director concur.