You must have completed a two-year degree or a four-year degree and have satisfied JCCC and American Bar Association general education requirements prior to admission. Students will have fulfilled these general education requirements if they have 18 hours of general education credit, including Composition I and Introduction to Algebra or a higher math course.

The following courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0 prior to application for admission to the paralegal program. A minimum of 18 hours of legal specialty courses must be taken at Johnson County Community College.

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANTS MAY NOT PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

(Major Code 489A; CIP Code 22.0302)

Paralegal

Career Certificate

Suggested order of courses: Students may take any number of
courses each semester that will also allow them to fulfill
their other personal and professional responsibilities.

First Semester

LAW  121  Introduction to Law..................................3
LAW  123  Paralegal Professional Studies.......................1
LIBR 125  Introduction to Library Research.....................1
BOT  105  Keyboarding and Formatting I.........................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours..........................8

Second Semester

          Paralegal Electives..................................7
BOT  106  Intro to Business Computer Applications*.............3
          Prerequisite or corequisite: BOT 105
LAW  132  Civil Litigation*....................................3
          Prerequisites: Admission to the paralegal program or
          department approval.
          Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 or
          LAW 121
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................13

Third Semester

          Paralegal Electives..................................4
LAW  131  Legal Research and Writing I*........................3
          Prerequisites: Admission to the paralegal program and
          BOT 106 or department approval
LAW  223  Law Office Computing*................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program and completion of BOT 106
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................10

Fourth Semester

LAW  205  Legal Research and Writing II*.......................3
          Prerequisite: LAW 131 or department approval
LAW  271  Legal Ethics, Interviewing and Investigation*........3
          Prerequisite: Paralegal program students - LAW 132.
          legal nurse consultant students - LAW 132 or LAW 260
          Corequisite: Paralegal program students - LAW 205.
          Legal nurse consultant students: LAW 205 or LAW 250
          Total Semester Credit Hours..........................6
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................37

Paralegal Electives

LAW  140  Alternative Dispute Resolution*......................3
          Prerequisites: Legal nurse consultant students and
          paralegal program students - LAW 132
          and selective admission approval
LAW  142  Torts*...............................................3
          Prerequisites: Legal nurse consultant students and
          paralegal program students - LAW 132
          and selective admission approval
LAW  148  Criminal Litigation*.................................3
          Prerequisite: Legal nurse consultant students and
          paralegal program students - LAW 132
LAW  152  Real Estate Law*.....................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students -
          Admission to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant
          students - LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  162  Family Law*..........................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students -
          admission to paralegal program
          or department approval. Legal nurse
          consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  171  Law Office Management*...............................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  212  Business Organizations*..............................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  226  Immigration Law*.....................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students: admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval . Legal nurse consultant students:
          LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  241  Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration*............3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  245  Elder Law*...........................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  247  Intellectual Property Law*...........................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or division administrator
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 225 and LAW 121
LAW  266  Employment Law*......................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 121 and LAW 225
LAW  268  Bankruptcy*..........................................2
          Prerequisite: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program or department
          approval. Legal nurse consultant students -
          LAW 121 or LAW 225
LAW  270  Administrative Law*..................................3
          Prerequisite: Admission to the legal nurse consultant
          program and LAW 225 and LAW 121
          or admission to the paralegal program
LAW  275  Paralegal Internship I*..............................1
          Prerequisite or Corequisite: Paralegal program
          students - LAW 271
LAW  276  Paralegal Internship II*.............................1
          Prerequisite: LAW 275
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required