Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

200 The University of Akron 2005-2006
PARALEGAL STUDIES
Admission Requirements:
Students interested in the certificate program must meet one of the following criteria
in order to be admitted:
• Bachelor’s degree or beyond;
• Associate degree;
Graduation Requirements:
• 2.0 GPA in major;
• Minimum of 32 credits as set forth in curriculum guide;
• No grade below a C in major.
• Required course work includes Credits
2290:101 Introduction to Legal Assisting 3
2290:104 Basic Legal Research and Writing 3
2290:106 Business Associations 3
2290:108 Real Estate Transactions 3
2290:118 Probate Administration 4
2290:220 Legal Assisting Internship 4
• Students are required to take 12 hours from the following courses
2220:290 Special Topics – Legal Assisting 3-5
2290:110 Tort Law 3
2290:112 Family Law 3
2290:204 Advanced Legal Research 3
2290:214 Civil Procedures 3
2290:216 Debtor-Creditor Relations 3
2290:218 Advanced Probate Administration 3
Students interested in a Probate emphasis should take 2290:204, 2290:218,
2290:220, and two other courses Spring Semester.
Students interested in a Civil Litigation emphasis should take 2290:204,
2290:214 and 2290:220 and two other courses of their choice during the Spring
Semester.
PARENT AND FAMILY
EDUCATION
Susan D. Witt, Ph.D., Coordinator
Requirements
This certificate is intended for individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge
of parenting and family life, study issues relevant to parenting and family life and
develop skills useful in working with parents and families. The certificate may be
added to any undergraduate degree program; it may also be completed by nonfamily
or non-child development majors.
Program
Core Credits
Complete the following:
7400:265 Child Development 3
7400:360 Parent-Child Relations 3
7400:496 Parent Education 3
Electives
Students must successfully complete six credits of course work selected from
the various departmental courses listed below. These credits shall be chosen
from departments outside the student’s discipline.
Family and Consumer Sciences:
7400:201 Courtship, Marriage and Family Relations 3
7400:255 Fatherhood: The Parent Role 3
7400:362 Family Life Management 3
7400:390 Family Relations: Middle and Later Years 3
7400:401 American Families in Poverty 3
7400:404 Middle Childhood and Adolescence 3
7400:440 Family Crisis 3
7400:442 Human Sexuality 3
7400:446 Culture, Ethnicity and the Family 3
Social Work:
7750:270 Poverty in the U.S. 3
7750:276 Intro to Social Welfare 4
7750:455 Black Family Issues 3
Psychology:
3750:230 Developmental Psychology 4
3750:335 Dynamics of Personality 4
3750:430
Sociology:
Psychological Disorders of Children 4
3850:340 The Family 3
3850:412 Socialization: Child to Adult 3
Anthropology:
3230:251 Human Diversity 3
Special Education:
5610:460 Family Dynamics & Communication in Education 3
Multicultural Education:
5500:481 Multi-Cultural Education in the U.S. 3
5500:482 Charac. of Culturally Diverse Populations 3