Legal Assistant Certificate
The Legal Assistant Certificate program is designed to give students an introduction to legal assistant skills and to assist those students who desire to enhance their abilities on the job. Included in the curriculum are practical applications and knowledge. Students may apply credit hours earned in this program toward the Associate of Applied Science degree in Office Information Systems. This is a Tech Prep articulated program. For more information regarding Tech Prep, click here.
Minimum credit hours required: 39 
Certificate Requirements: 39 credit hours
AJS 150 Rules of Criminal Procedures (3)
BUS 100¹ Mathematics of Business (3)
BUS 111 Business English (3)
CIS 113 Introduction to PowerPoint (1)
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
or
CIS 102 Computer Literacy (2)
CIS 122 Introduction to MS Word (2)
CIS 123 Introduction to Excel Spreadsheets (2)
CIS 222¹ Advanced MS Word (2)
OIS 110 Keyboarding Review & Speed (3)
OIS 130¹ Machine Transcription (3)
OIS 200¹ Professional Office Skills (3)
OIS 210¹ Keyboarding with Applications (3)
OIS 240¹ Legal Transcription (3)
LDR 115 Workplace Ethics (1)
PAR 100 Introduction to Paralegal Studies(3)
PAR 105¹ Legal Computer Applications (2)
Optional: 3–6 credit hours
OIS 289² Internship I (3–6)
¹ Placement test and/or prerequisite required.
² It is strongly recommended that students enroll in this elective course in addition to the required credit hours for completion of the Legal Secretary Certificate. Please see catalog for course description.
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