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Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1 90Upper-Division General-Education BreadthPHR 3405 World Religions 3SCI 3100 Introduction to Living Systems 3SEC 3340 Cultural Crossroads 3Core RequirementsBUS 3032 Essentials of Human Resource Management 3BUS 3033 Problem Solving and Managerial Decision Making 3BUS 3403 Software Applications 1COR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3COR 3145 Research Writing 3COR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2PLS 3100 Law Office Administration 3PLS 3105 Jurisprudence 3PLS 3107 History of the U.S. since World War II 3PLS 3109 Constitution, Supreme Court, and American Democracy 3PLS 3111 Law and Social Justice 3PLS 3113 Social, Cultural, and Political Issues in Business 3PLS 4998 Senior Project A 3PLS 4999 Senior Project B 3Paralegal Certificate CoursesPLS 3001 Introduction to Law 2 3PLS 3002 Legal Research and Writing I 2 3PLS 3003 Legal Research and Writing II 3 PLS 3002PLS 3004 Ethics/Professional Responsibility 3PLS 3005 Tort Law 3PLS 3006 Contract Law 3PLS 3007 Property 3PLS 3008 Litigation I 3 PLS 3002PLS 3009 Litigation II 3 PLS 3008Electives, select THREE of the following courses 9PLS 3015 Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3017 Probate and Estates Administration (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3019 Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3021 Real Estate Law (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3023 Criminal Practice (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3025 Business Organizations (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3027 Family Law (3) PLS 3001, PLS 3002PLS 3040 Internship (1–3) 3 PLS 3002, PLS 3008Electives 6Total units required 1801Students may complete the lower-division coursework requirements by taking approved liberal arts courses, earning credit through theCollege Level Examination Program (CLEP), or taking recommended courses from local community colleges.2This course must be taken in the first term of enrollment.3The number of units earned will depend on the amount of time spent working at the internship. There is a classroom component to theinternship program.SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 89