Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
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College of<br />
Undergraduate Studies<br />
College of Undergraduate Studies<br />
Paralegal Certificate<br />
The Paralegal certificate curriculum provides students with the<br />
practical skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become<br />
effective members of a legal team. outstanding faculty com prised<br />
of practicing attorneys guide students in their coursework and their<br />
professional goals. Students and alumni of this program are<br />
supported by an extensive on-campus law library, access to<br />
LexisNexis, and job assistance. our certifi cate program offers the<br />
most relevant and recent cutting-edge education available.<br />
Students will earn their Paralegal certificate upon successful<br />
completion of 40 quarter units of legal specialty courses with a GPA<br />
of 2.0 or better. The curriculum includes:<br />
14 legal specialty courses (40 upper-division units), of which eleven<br />
are required courses and three are elective.<br />
Students may complete the program in one year.<br />
Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)<br />
PLS 3001 Introduction to Law1 3<br />
PLS 3002 Legal Research and Writing I1 3<br />
PLS 3003 Legal Research and Writing II 3 PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3004 Ethics/Professional Responsibility 3<br />
PLS 3005 Tort Law 3<br />
PLS 3006 Contract Law 3<br />
PLS 3007 Property 3<br />
PLS 3008 Litigation I 3 PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3009 Litigation II 3 PLS 3008<br />
PLS 3010 Legal Technology Application 3<br />
PLS 3011 Paralegal Capstone 1<br />
Select from the following courses: 9<br />
PLS 3015 Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3017 Probate and Estates <strong>Administration</strong> 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3019 Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3021 Real Estate Law 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3023 Criminal Practice 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3025 <strong>Business</strong> organizations 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3027 Family Law 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3029 Civil Trial Evidence 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3031 Intellectual Property 3 PLS 3001 or PLS 3002<br />
PLS 3040 Internship2 1-3 PLS 3002 with a grade of B- or better<br />
PLS 3008 with a grade of B- or better<br />
Total units required<br />
1 This course must be taken in the first term of enrollment.<br />
40<br />
2 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.<br />
Liberal Arts<br />
The faculty of the BA completion programs have set the following<br />
goals for teaching and learning:<br />
Knowledge<br />
Students gain understanding of:<br />
• Their own learning process and styles<br />
• Basic tenets, assumptions, and methods of their discipline<br />
• Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence<br />
• Knowledge from a variety of cultural perspectives<br />
• Computer literacy<br />
• Critical media literacy<br />
Skills<br />
Students demonstrate the ability to:<br />
• Apply theory to practice<br />
• Engage in self-reflection<br />
• Think and write critically—discerning and examining claims,<br />
evidence, and assumptions<br />
• Express ideas and concepts with clarity and creativity<br />
• Communicate effectively with diverse populations<br />
Habits of mind<br />
Students learn to:<br />
• Demonstrate empathy and thoughtful collaboration with others<br />
• Act ethically<br />
• Explore concepts of holism and interconnection<br />
• Respect multicultural perspectives<br />
• Appreciate complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty<br />
admission requirements<br />
Applicants must meet all <strong>University</strong> requirements for admission in<br />
addition to those requirements listed here.<br />
Prior to applying to JFKU, applicants for the BA completion<br />
programs in the Liberal Arts program are expected to have<br />
completed a minimum of 45 quarter units (30 semester units),<br />
including at least one 4.5 quarter unit lower division, college-level<br />
English Composition course which will count towards the student’s<br />
lower division general education requirements. Individuals with<br />
fewer than the minimum required units are encouraged to enroll<br />
at a local junior college; take CLEP, AP, or DANTES examinations;<br />
or enroll at JFKU as non-degree student in order to achieve the 45<br />
quarter-unit minimum.<br />
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