The AAS 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 need to earn the Statewide Transfer Gen Ed Core Certificate (STGEC) or the Indiana College Core for MATH123 to apply to their IUPUI degree. If the student is not going to complete the STGEC or the Indiana College Core, the student should complete MATH135 or MATH136.
- COMM 101 is required for the OLS major.
- Agreement applies to courses taken at Ivy Tech beginning fall 2016. Courses covered by previous transfer agreements still in effect will transfer as specified in those agreements. All other coursework taken prior to fall 2016 will be evaluated by the faculty of IUPUI to determine transferability.
Your first two years at Ivy Tech
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 | |
| IVYT 116 | Student Success in Public Services | 1 | |
| *MATH 123 | Quantitative Reasoning (Finite Math or higher) | 3 | |
| LEGS 101 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies | 3 | |
| LEGS 170 | Legal Ethics | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Life/Physical Sciences Elective | 3-5 | |
| Semester total: 16-18 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| LEGS 102 | Legal Research | 3 | |
| LEGS 103 | Civil Procedures | 3 | |
| PARA 155 | Law Office Technology and Administration | 3 | |
| PARA 204/124 | Legal Writing I | 3 | |
| PARA XXX | Paralegal Studies Statewide Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| PARA 107 | Contracts and Commercial Law | 3 | |
| LEGS 202 | Litigation | 3 | |
| PARA 205 | Business Associations | 3 | |
| PARA 224 | Legal Writing II | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| ^PARA 279 | Paralegal Studies Capstone Course | 2 | |
| PARA XXX | Paralegal Studies Statewide Elective | 3 | |
| PARA XXX | Paralegal Studies Statewide Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL 112 or ENGL 211 | Exposition and Persuasion or Technical Writing | 3 | |
| **COMM 101 or 102 | Fund of Public Speaking or Intro to Interpersonal Comm | 3 | |
| Semester total: 14 |
IUPUI curriculum details
- If COMM 101 was not taken at Ivy Tech, it will be added to the remaining course requirements at IUPUI.
Your last two years at IUPUI
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| OLS 1000 | Introduction to Organizational Leadership | 1 | |
| OLS 25200 | Human Behavior in Organizations | 3 | |
| OLS 27400 | Applied Leadership | 3 | |
| XXX XXX | Cultural Understanding Elective | 3 | |
| XXX XXX | Statistics | 3 | |
| MATH XXX | Finite Math or higher required | 3 | |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| TCM 25000 | Career Planning | 1 | |
| OLS 32700 | Leadership: Global Workforce | 3 | |
| OLS 37100 | Project Management | 3 | |
| OLS 38300 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| OLS 39000 | Leadership: Theories & Processes | 3 | |
| XXX XXX | Life/Physical Sciences Elective (6 credits total for BS degree) | 3-5 | |
| Semester total: 16-18 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| OLS 38500 | Leadership: Quality & Productivity | 3 | |
| TCM 32000 | Written Communication in Science and Industry | 3 | |
| OLS 48700 | Leadership Philosophy | 3 | |
| XXX XXX00 | 300/400 Level OLS Elective | 3 | |
| XXX XXX00 | 300/400 Level OLS Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| OLS 49000 | Senior Research Project | 3 | |
| XXX XXX00 | 300/400 Level OLS Elective | 3 | |
| XXX XXX00 | 300/400 Level OLS Elective | 3 | |
| XXX XXX00 | 300/400 Level OLS Elective/RISE | 3 | |
| XXX XXX | Open Electives (Any approved college-level elective needed to reach a total of 120 usable* credit hours) | 0-3 | |
| XXX XXX | Arts & Humanities Elective or Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15-18 | |||
| Requirement total: 120 |