This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
A minimum of 18 hours of legal specialty courses must be taken from Johnson County Community College. JCCC, as an American Bar Association-approved paralegal program, requires its students to take at least nine semester credits through synchronous (real-time) instruction, which may occur on campus or online. Please contact Gwenda Hawk for more information.
PARALEGALS MAY NOT PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
The paralegal program at JCCC:
- Has a challenging curriculum
- Requires that you possess excellent communication skills, analytical ability and a high level of motivation
- Is approved by the American Bar Association
- Is a selective admission program based on various academic and testing criteria
Note: The prerequisite courses must each be completed with a grade of "C" or higher prior to admission to the paralegal program. Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in all LAW courses.
(Major Code 264A; CIP Code 24.0101)
Associate of Arts Degree
Program Prerequisites
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| LAW 120 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies | 3 |
| LAW 121 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
First Semester
| COMS 120 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or COMS 121 | Public Speaking | |
| or COMS 125 | Personal Communication | |
| or COMS 180 | Intercultural Communication | |
| ENGL 122 | Composition II* | 3 |
| Humanities Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Mathematics Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Second Semester
| LAW 132 | Civil Litigation* | 3 |
| LAW 134 | Introduction to Legal Technology* | 3 |
| LAW 195 | Legal Research* | 3 |
| Social Science and/or Economics Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Third Semester
| Paralegal Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| LAW 201 | Advanced Legal Technology* | 3 |
| LAW 205 | Legal Analysis and Writing* | 3 |
| Science course with lab ^ | 4 | |
| Science and/or Mathematics Elective ^ | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Semester
| Paralegal Electives (see below) | 6 | |
| LAW 271 | Legal Ethics, Interviewing and Investigation* | 3 |
| Humanities Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Social Science and/or Economics Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Total Program Hours 63
Paralegal Electives
| LAW 142 | Tort Law* | 3 |
| LAW 144 | Contract Law* | 3 |
| LAW 148 | Criminal Litigation* | 3 |
| LAW 152 | Real Estate Law* | 3 |
| LAW 162 | Family Law* | 3 |
| LAW 165 | Forensic Science and the Law* | 3 |
| LAW 226 | Immigration Law* | 3 |
| LAW 245 | Elder Law and Estate Planning* | 3 |
| LAW 247 | Intellectual Property Law* | 3 |
| LAW 266 | Employment Law* | 3 |
| LAW 269 | Bankruptcy Law* | 3 |
| LAW 275 | Paralegal Internship I* | 1 |
| LAW 276 | Paralegal Internship II* | 1 |
| LAW 277 | Paralegal Internship III* | 1 |
| LAW 292 | Special Topics:* | 3 |
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This course has registration requirements.
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