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Paralegal/LawDegree
Associate of Applied Science
Paralegal assist attorneys in a variety of settings such as
private legal practices, the public legal system and corporate legal
departments. TMCC’s paralegal/law associate of applied science
program is the only American Bar Association (ABA) approved
program in Nevada. Credits earned in the Paralegal/Law Degree
Program are transferable to a pre-law emphasis in four year
institutions.
DegreeOutcomes
Students completing the degreewill:
• Exhibit knowledge of the following areas of the law: torts, civil
procedure, ethics, and real property.
• Demonstrate the ability to do basic legal research and basic legal
writing.
• Acquire the knowledge and skills to obtain entry-level
employment as a paralegal.
General Education Requirements
Diversity (3 credits)
Refer to the ‘Diversity’ section of the general education
description of this college catalog for a list of approved courses.
Designated diversity courses can be used to fulfill other general
education or major requirements.
English/Communications 6 credits
Recommended: ENG 101 (113), BUS 108
Human Relations 3 credits
Choose from: MGT 171, 201, 212, 235
Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits
Choose from:mathcourses 100or above (except 100, 105, 107, 108, 122,
123, 190)
Science 3 credits
Social Science/Humanities 3 credits
HUMANITIES: all English courses (except 101, 102, 112D,
107, 108, 113, 114, 181, 221), all foreign languages, CH 201, 202,
203, HIST 105, 106, 217, HUM 101, 102, all philosophy courses,
THTR 100
SOCIAL SCIENCE: all anthropology courses (except 102),
CH 203, ECE 102, all geography courses (except 103), all history
courses, HDFS 201, all political science courses, all psychology
courses, all sociology courses
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions 3 credits
Both U.S. and Nevada constitutions must be completed, only
classes labeled * will fulfill both requirements.
Choose from: CH 203*, HIST 101, 102, 217, PSC 101*, 208
Total General Education Requirements 21 Credits
Core Requirements
IS 101 Introduction to Information Systems . ................3
LAW 101 Fundamentals of Law I (*LS)...............................3
LAW 203 Real Property (LS)...............................................3
LAW 204 Torts (LS). ...........................................................3
LAW 205 Contracts (LS). ....................................................3
LAW 206 Case Analysis (LS). ..............................................3
LAW 231 Procedure – Civil (LS)..........................................3
LAW 259 Legal Writing (LS)...............................................3
LAW 261 Legal Research I (LS) ..........................................3
LAW 263 Ethics (LS)...........................................................3
LAW 264 Civil Evidence (LS)...............................................3
Total Core Requirements 33 Credits
Elective Requirements
Choose 12 credits from the following:
LAW 198 Special Topics Legal Assistant (LS). ................. 5-6
LAW 232 Procedure – Criminal (LS)...................................3
LAW 233 Business Structures (LS)......................................3
LAW 251 Bankruptcy (LS)..................................................3
LAW 252 Family Law (LS). .................................................3
LAW 255 Probate Procedures (LS)......................................3
LAW 295 Supervised Field Experience (LS). .......................3
Total Elective Requirements 12 Credits
Total Degree Requirements 66 Credits
* The LAW 101 (Fundamentals of Law I) course is open to all students. Upon
completion of LAW 101 with a grade of ‘B’ or better a student may register for
additional LAW courses through normal registration procedures. A student must
maintain an average of a ‘B’ GPA in all law-related courses to graduate with the AAS
degree in paralegal. To graduate, students must complete 15 semester credits in
legal specialty courses within TMCC in residence or through distance education at
TMCC. Transfer credit intended to satisfy legal specialty credit will be reviewed by the
program coordinator for course content, through syllabi, assignments, etc., to ensure
that substantively the course satisfies the ABA requirements.
“LS”denotes legal specialty courses.
Suggested Course Sequence
First Year Course # Title Credits
1st Semester
Human Relations Elective Choose from list 3
Science Elective 3
English ENG 101 Composition I 3
Core IS 101 Introduction to Information Systems 3
Core LAW 101 Fundamentals of Law I 3
Total 15
2nd Semester
English Elective Choose from list 3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective Choose from list 3
Core LAW 206 Case Analysis 3
Core LAW 261 Legal Research I 3
Core LAW 263 Ethics 3
Total 15
Second Year Course # Title Credits
3rd Semester
U.S. and Nevada
Constitutions Elective Choose from list 3
Core LAW 203 Real Property 3
Core LAW 205 Contracts 3
Elective LAW 232 Procedure-Criminal 3
Core LAW 259 Legal Writing 3
Total 15
Summer Session
Elective LAW 233 Business Structures 3
Elective LAW 251 Bankruptcy 3
Total 6
4th Semester
Social Science/
Humanities/Diversity Elective Choose from list 3
Core LAW 204 Torts 3
Core LAW 231 Procedure-Civil 3
Elective LAW 252 Family Law 3
Core LAW 264 Civil Evidence 3
Total 15
Degree Total 66