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program. To be eligible to receive credit for a previously-taken LSC
all the following must exist:
• The LSC must be equivalent in content, length and nature to
JFKU’s course;
• The LSC must be from an ABA approved paralegal program and
taken within the last 7 years;
• The student must have earned a C or better in the LSC;
• The LSC must carry upper-division academic credit.
Up to eight (8) Legal Specialty Courses may be credited towards
the BA in Legal Studies.
College of Undergraduate Studies
Ba in legal Studies
The BA in Legal Studies builds upon the foundational legal specialty
courses by offering a curriculum that enhances students’ critical
thinking and analytical and theoretical skills. This combi nation of
legal specialty and business, and liberal arts coursework ensures that
each student develops an understanding of and respect for different
ways of knowing and a desire for lifelong learning.
The Bachelor of Arts degree has three components—14 legal
specialty courses (40 quarter units) and 13 core courses (40 quarter
units) based in the theoretical study of law; additionally, students
complete 10 units of Upper Division Breadth requirements. Students
must complete a minimum of 180 quarter units to graduate.
Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)
Lower-Division General-Education Breadth1 Upper-Division General-Education Breadth
90
PHR 3405 World Religions 3
SEC 3340 Cultural Crossroads 3
BUS 3030 Business Law
Core Requirements
4
BUS 3032 Essentials of Human Resource Management 4
BUS 3033 Problem Solving and Managerial Decision Making 4
CoR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 Lower-division composition course
CoR 3145 Research Writing 3 CoR 3100
CoR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2 CoR 3100, CoR 3146 or PLS 3002
PLS 3100 Law office Administration 3
PLS 3105 Jurisprudence 3
PLS 3107 History of the U.S. since World War II 3
PLS 3109 Constitution, Supreme Court, and American Democracy 3
PLS 3111 Law and Social Justice 3
PLS 3113 Social, Cultural, and Political Issues in Business 3
PLS 4998 Senior Project A 3
PLS 4999 Senior Project B
Legal Specialty Courses
3
PLS 3001 Introduction to Law2 3
PLS 3002 Legal Research and Writing I2 3
PLS 3003 Legal Research and Writing II 3 PLS 3002
PLS 3004 Ethics/Professional Responsibility 3
PLS 3005 Tort Law 3
PLS 3006 Contract Law 3
PLS 3007 Property 3
PLS 3008 Litigation I 3 PLS 3002
PLS 3009 Litigation II 3 PLS 3008
PLS 3010 Legal Technology Application 3
PLS 3011 Paralegal Capstone 1
Electives, select from the following courses 9
PLS 3015 Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3017 Probate and Estates Administration 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3019 Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3021 Real Estate Law 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3023 Criminal Practice 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3025 Business organizations 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3027 Family Law 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3029 Civil Trial Evidence 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3031 Intellectual Property 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002
PLS 3040 Internship3 1-3 PLS 3002 with a grade of B- or better
PLS 3008 with a grade of B- or better
Total units required 180
1 Students may complete the lower-division coursework requirements by taking approved liberal arts courses, earning credit through the College Level
Examination Program (CLEP), or taking recommended courses from local community colleges.
2 This course must be taken in the first term of enrollment.
3 The number of units earned will depend on the amount of time spent working at the internship. There is a classroom component to the internship program.
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