What Courses Are Required for an Associate's Degree of Legal Studies?
Associates degrees in legal studies prepare students for careers as court clerks, mediators, arbitrators, and paralegals. Students can either get an associate of science or associate of arts in legal studies. More common are associate's degrees in paralegal studies which often have similar coursework. The legal studies associate degree usually takes two years to complete.
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General Education Credits
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Certain general education credits are required including English classes that focus on writing; math classes such as algebra; history classes including world history--western civilization--and U.S. history; and government classes. This might include U.S. government and comparative government.
Business Credits
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Business courses are required including business law; accounting; principles of management and management communication; and computing.
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Legal Credits
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Students must learn fundamentals about the law and how it works. This includes classes such as introduction to law; estate administration and probate practice; real estate law and practice; civil litigation practice and legal research. Some programs also might require legal analysis and writing.
Internship
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Some programs, such as Post University Online associate of science in legal studies also require students to do an internship in a law office setting which could include a law firm or government office. This is 120 hours of using classroom skills in a professional setting.
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