Transfer Information -
Associate in Science Degree
Inver
Hills Community College
Paralegal Program Credit Transfer Policy
Inver Hills Community College requires the following for an Associate
in Science degree from the Paralegal Program:
- Earn a minimum of 62 semester credits numbered 1000 or above with a
minimum grade-point average of 2.00.
- Complete the distribution requirements of the degree program which
consists of 32 semester credits of paralegal course work and 30 semester
credits of the liberal arts courses. Click on the Associate in Science - Require Curriculum for the required classes.
- Complete a minimum of 20 credits at Inver Hills that includes 20 credits of paralegal
curriculum course work. (No more than 12 paralegal curriculum credits
can be transferred into the paralegal program from an outside
institution. ) Students who have completed at least
11 semester credits of the liberal arts curriculum at another Minnesota Community, consolidated
community/technical college, or state university must complete a minimum number of 9 semester
liberal arts curriculum credits at Inver Hills.
- Complete the final 9 semester credits at Inver Hills. This requirement
is waived for students who have completed at least 40 semester credits at
Inver Hills that includes 20 credits of paralegal curriculum course work, although approval must be obtained prior to registering for
the final 9 credits.
- In order for credits to transfer, they must have been earned at a
school accredited by a regional accrediting agency. Courses with a grade
of "D" or lower will not transfer to Inver Hills if the cumulative
grade-point average from that college is lower than 2.00. Only accepted
credits will be recorded on the official Inver Hills Community College
transcript.
The Paralegal Program has specific credit transfer requirements for
paralegal courses. Students must prepare a petition for transfer of
liberal arts credits that
shall be reviewed and approved by the Dean, and the paralegal credits that
shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of the Paralegal
Program unless the Paralegal Department has documented prior approval of the
paralegal course transfer.
Get the petition form to transfer credits.
The following paralegal transfer credits are reviewed and approved as
follows:
- ABA approved college legal/paralegal specialty credits are
transferable
if they meet the paralegal program curriculum.
- Paralegal/legal courses for possible transfer must be substantially the same courses in content and application focus as the paralegal courses at Inver Hills. The Paralegal Director reviews
and compares the prior college course descriptions, outlines, and/or syllabi and the paralegal courses at Inver Hills to determine if the course to be transferred meets the
transfer criteria. The Director awards final approval of the paralegal student’s petition.
- Paralegal/legal courses from specialty areas from technical colleges
are not transferable for legal specialty credits in the paralegal program
(i.e.- real estate course for real estate law for paralegals).
- Business Law is not transferable for Introduction to Law and Contracts
or UCC and Business Organizations. Business Law is a general informational
business law course whereas Introduction to Law and Contracts or UCC and
Business Organizations are courses
that review applied aspects of business law for paralegals.
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The Paralegal Program is located in the Twin Cities area,
Minneapolis - St. Paul, and serves much of Minnesota
and parts of Wisconsin.
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