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Based on prior students’ experience, students who do
well in these courses are more likely to graduate on
time in this program.
15 to FINISH
Take 15 credit hours a semester to nish
your degree in two years.
Contact Information
For full catalog:
catalog.southwest.tn.edu
Phone:
Email:
To stay on track, these courses
must be taken in order.
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Courses in this program are designed for transfer.
Paralegal Studies
AAS
ENGL1010 English Comp I
LEGL1316 Intro to Legal Drafting & Software
LEGL1300 Intro to Paralegal Studies & Ethics
LEGL1301 Legal Ethics & Professionalism
PICK ONE: Natural Science or Math
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LEGL 1300, 1320, 1330, 1340, 2380,
2385, 2390
A grade of “C” is required in all
Paralegal Studies courses.
Paralegals may not provide legal services
directly to the public except as permitted by
law.
LEGL 2390 requires
a minimum GPA of 3.0
in Paralegal Studies courses.
Students must complete 120 hours in their
internship.
ENGL1010 and ENGL 0810
ACAD 1100 and READ 0810
MATH 0530 and MATH 1530
The Paralegal Studies program has a transfer
agreement with California University of
Pennsylvania and with the University of
Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Courses in this program are designed for
transfer. Students bear the responsibility of
checking with the other institution to ensure
coursework will transfer.
901-333-4130
paralegal@southwest.tn.edu
LEGL1320 Legal Research
LEGL1340 Family Law
LEGL1306 Law Practice Management
ENGL1020 English Comp II
PICK ONE: Humanities/Fine Arts
Prereq: LEGL1300
Prereq: LEGL1300
Prereq: LEGL1300
Prereq: LEGL1300 & 1320
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rereq: LEGL1300 & 1320
Prereq: LEGL1300, 1316, 1320
& 1340
Prereq: LEGL1300, 1316, 1320,
1340 & 2380
Prereq: LEGL1300, 1301, 1320,
1330 & 2380
Prereq: LEGL1300, 1316 & 1320
LEGL2380 Civil Litigation Skills I
LEGL1350 Torts
LEGL1330 Legal Writing
COMM2025 Fund of Comm
PICK ONE: Social/Behavioral Sciences
LEGL2385 Civil Litigation Skills II
LEGL2390 Legal Internship
PICK ONE: LEGL Elective
PICK ONE: LEGL Elective
LEGL2370 eDiscovery
