Administrative Assistant with Legal Emphasis, A.A.S.
This degree program prepares students for administrative duties in the law office and other legal settings. The program combines training in current office and technical skills with specialized course work unique to the legal profession, including exposure to legal practices, preparation, and practical application of documents and terminology used in the legal office.
(Major Code 2780; State CIP Code 22.0301)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Prerequisite for Required Courses
Note: Prior to the beginning of the program, the student must take the following prerequisite, or have taken the equivalent transfer course, or have passed the waiver test, or have obtained a waiver from the program administrator.
| BOT 105 | Keyboarding and Formatting I | 3 |
First Semester
| BOT 103 | Business English | 3 |
| BOT 106 | Intro to Business Computer Applications* | 3 |
| BOT 115 | Electronic Calculators | 1 |
| BOT 130 | Office Systems Concepts | 3 |
| LAW 121 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Health and/or Physical Education Elective ^ | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
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Second Semester
| BOT 155 | Word Processing Application I* | 2 |
| BOT 110 | Skillbuilding I* | 1 |
| BOT 150 | Records Management* | 3 |
| MATH 120 | Business Mathematics* | 3 |
| BUS 150 | Business Communications* | 3 |
| ACCT 111 | Small Business Accounting | 3 |
| or ACCT 121 | Accounting I | |
| BOT 180 | Business Spreadsheet Applications* | 1 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Third Semester
| BOT Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| LAW 201 | Advanced Legal Technology* | 3 |
| BOT 160 | Legal Transcription* | 3 |
| BUS 225 | Human Relations | 3 |
| BOT 255 | Word Processing Applications II* | 2 |
| BOT 125 | Document Formatting* | 1 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Semester
| Electives | 3 | |
| ECON 132 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 230 | Economics I | |
| BOT 265 | Computerized Office Applications* | 3 |
| BOT 275 | Office Internship I* | 1 |
| BUS 140 | Principles of Supervision | 3 |
| or BUS 141 | Principles of Management | |
| Humanities Electives ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
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BOT Electives
| BOT 118 | Skillbuilding II* | 1 |
| BOT 180 | Business Spreadsheet Applications* | 1 |
| BOT 185 | Business Database Applications* | 1 |
| BOT 205 | Professional Image Development | 1 |
| BOT 280 | Office Internship II* | 1 |
Total Program Hours: 64