Legal Office Assistant • Associate in Applied Science

OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM

Total Credit Hours: 63

Colleague Code: AAS.LOA

Curriculum Code: LOA 130

Recommended Course Sequence:

First Semester: CAS 121, COS 111, CTC 123,BUS 101, COM 104 or COM 111

Second Semester: CAS 130, CAS 140 or CAS 150, COS 108, COS 200, COS 220, COM 105 or COM 111

Third Semester: COS 218, BUS 102, MAT 104, POS 201 or POS 101, SPE 104 or SPE 101

Fourth Semester: COS 225, COS 226, COS 240, Recommended Elective, Lab Science Elective

Program Information:

For Program Information Contact:

Business and Technologies Department at 217.786.2286 or 217.786.2406 or see an academic advisor.

Required General Education Courses (16 credits)

COM 104

Career Communications or

 

 

COM 111

Composition I

3 credits

COM 105

Career Communications II or

 

 

COM 112

Composition II

3 credits

MAT 104

General Education Mathematics

3 credits

POS 201

State and Local Government or

 

 

POS 101

Introduction to American Politics

3 credits

Lab Science Elective

4 credits

Required Program Courses (32 credits)

CAS 121

Computer Systems and Business Applications

3 credits

COS 108

Legal Terminology and Transcription

3 credits

COS 111

Administrative Office Procedures

3 credits

CAS 130

Word Processing Applications (MS Word)

3 credits

CAS 140

Spreadsheet Applications (MS Excel) or

 

 

CAS 150

Database Applications (MS Access)

3 credits

COS 200

Advanced Document Production

3 credits

COS 218

Legal Office Correspondence

3 credits

COS 220

Filing and Records Maintenance

3 credits

COS 225

Office Management

3 credits

COS 226

Professional Development

2 credits

CTC 123

Microsoft Windows Operating System

3 credits

Recommended Electives

3 credits

Required Program Support Courses (9 credits)

BUS 101

Business Law I

3 credits

BUS 102

Business Law II

3 credits

SPE 104

Interpersonal Communication or

 

 

SPE 101

Public Speaking Fundamentals

3 credits

Required Work-Based Learning Courses (3 credits)

COS 240

Legal Office Assistant Internship

3 credits

Recommend Science Elective: BIO 101 or HLT 205

Recommended Electives: ACC 100, ACC 103, BUS 121, BUS 204, BUS 230, BUS 231, CAS 150, CAS 160, CAS 224, CNC 110, ECO 131, ECO 132, HLT 109, PSY 101 and SOC 101

Students must know how to keyboard by touch and key 40-45 words per minute or COS 101 should be taken.