The Paralegal Studies curriculum is intended to provide a firm grounding in legal skills and in specific substantive areas of law for the undergraduate student as well as the person who is interested in becoming a paralegal.
All course work is conducted at the upper division level.
Career Outlook Paralegals are employed in private and public interest law firms, corporations, banks, securities firms, government agencies, and regulatory bodies. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks the paralegal occupation as one of the fastest growing in the country through the year 2005. Students who hold a baccalaureate degree or an academic associate degree are automatically eligible for admission to the program. Students who do not have such a degree but have at least 56 semester units of college work are eligible if their college work includes at least 18 semester units of general education with courses from at least three major disciplines. Students with at least three years of legal experience who have at least 45 semester units of college work may petition for conditional admission.