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2016-2017 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2016-2017 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED]

Legal Office Concentration: Administrative Professional Technology, A.A.S.*


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The Legal Office Concentration prepares individuals for employment as secretaries, office managers or administrative assistant in law enforcement offices, courts or legal offices. The program provides the opportunity for skill development in the areas of software applications, electronic and routine office procedures, records management, law office management, legal document processing, communications, legal terminology and transcription.

*pending TBR approval.

Summary of Required Hours

Fall Credit Hours
ADMN 1302 - Keyboarding/Formatting I  or BUSN 1302 - Keyboarding with Word Processing   3
ADMN 1305 - Business English   3
ADMN 1309 - Records Management   3
ADMN 2322 - Introduction to Basic Law   3
GEN 1010 - First Year Seminar   3
   
Spring  
ADMN 1308 - Office Procedures   3
ADMN 1313 - Spreadsheet Applications   3
ADMN 2306 - Legal Terminology and Transcription   3
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I   3
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications   3
1Mathematics   3
   
Fall  
ADMN 1311 - Word Processing I   3
ADMN 1312 - Keyboarding/Formatting II   3
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics  or ECON 2020 - Microeconomics   3
LEGL 1306 - Law Practice Management   3
SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication   3
   
Spring  
ADMN 1310 - Business Communications  or BUSN 1310 - Business Communications   3
ADMN 2375 - Career Development and Planning   3
ADMN 2395 - APT Internship   3
BUSN 2370 - Legal Environment of Business   3
1Humanities   3
Total 63

1In consultation with academic advisor, students may select appropriate Humanities and Mathematics electives .

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