Paralegal - CERTB

Public Safety

Contact: Patty Kolarik kolarikp@hutchcc.edu (620)665-3440
Department Chair: Cliff Moore moorec@hutchcc.edu (620)728-4408

For course descriptions and course prerequisites, click on the course id.

Total Credit Hours

This certificate requires 36 credit hours.

Requirements

Course	Title	Credits
BU205	Business Law I	3
LA130	Law and the Legal Assistant	3
LA131	Litigation	3
LA134	Family Law	3
LA135	Wills, Estates, and Trusts	3
LA136	Legal Ethics	3
LA231	Introduction to Legal Research and Writing	3
LA235	Personal Injury and Civil Wrongs	3
LA238	Real Estate Law	3
LE205	Criminal Law	3

Paralegal Electives

6

Course Title Credits BU100 Small Business Accounting 3.00 BU214 Word Processing: Microsoft Word for Windows 3.00 HR107 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare 3.00 IS104 Microcomputer Applications 3.00 LA114 Paralegal Internship 3.00 LA132 Elder Law 3.00 LA150 Employment Law 3.00 LA230 E-discovery and Litigation 3.00 LA234 Administrative Law 3.00 LA239 Bankruptcy Law 3.00 LA240 Immigration Law 3.00 LA241 Interviews and Investigations 3.00 LA246 Advanced Legal Research and Writing 3.00 LA247 Intellectual Property 3.00

NOTE: Completion of an Associates Degree or higher is a requirement for admission into the Paralegal Certificate Program.