The AS in Paralegal Studies curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington - Evansville - Indianapolis - Kokomo - Lafayette - Muncie - Sellersburg - South Bend - Valparaiso
College-wide curricula of record
Ivy Tech curriculum details
- Students should take the following Transfer Cluster Electives (TCE) as determined by IUPUI: MATH 135: Finite Math, ENGL 112: Exposition and Persuasion, SPAN 101: Level I Spanish, SPAN 102: Level II Spanish, and SCIN 111: Physical Science.
Symbol Key
^ = Capstone Course
A = Required for Statewide Transfer General Education Core (STGEC) Certificate
Your first two years at Ivy Tech
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| A | ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 |
| IVYT 1XX | Student Success Elective | 1-3 | |
| PARA 101 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies | 3 | |
| Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Humanistic and A1tistic Ways of Knowing Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| PARA 102 | Legal Research | 3 | |
| PARA 103 | Civil Procedure | 3 | |
| Speaking and Listening Elective | 3 | ||
| A | XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3 |
| A | XXXX XXX | Scientific Ways of Knowing Elective | 3-5 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| PARA 170 | Legal Ethics | 3 | |
| PARA 202 | Litigation | 3 | |
| A | XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3 |
| A | XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3 |
| A | XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3 |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| PARA 204 | Legal Writing | 3 | |
| ^ | PARA 279 | Capstone Course | 2 |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 14 | |||
| Total hours: 60 |
IUPUI curriculum details
- Minimum of 60 Community College credits may be applied toward the IUPUI degree.
Your last two years at IUPUI
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| SPAN-S 203 | Second-Year Spanish I | 3 |
| CSCl-N 200 | Principles of Computer Science | 3 |
| PHIL-P 162 | Logic | 3 |
| PSY-B110 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| POLS Y320 | Judicial Politics | 3 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| POLS-Y 327 | Second-Year Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN-S 204 | Principles of Computer Science | 3 |
| PSY-B 370 | Logic | 3 |
| JOUR-J 300 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| POLS-P 330 | Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals | 3 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| POLS P328 | Family Law for Paralegals | 3 |
| PHIL P383 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| HIST A325 | American Constitutional History I | 3 |
| COMM-R330 | Communication Criticism | 3 |
| POLS P431 | Advanced Legal Writing Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| POLS P333 | Business Associations | 3 |
| AMST A303 | Law and American Culture | 3 |
| SPEA V376 | Law and Public Policy | 3 |
| PSY B375 | Psychology and the Law | 3 |
| HIST A326 | American Constitutional History II | 3 |
| POLS-P 431 | Advanced Legal Writing Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Semester total: 18 | ||
| BA Law in Liberal Arts total credits: 120 |