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Paralegal

Bethany Lutheran College · Mankato, MN

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Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Certificate Program, students will be able to: 1. Identify the appropriate legal procedures applicable to a variety of civil and criminal controversies; 2. Research and analyze the relationships among case facts, statutory law, case law, and constitutional principles involved in specific legal controversies; 3. Advocate, in both written and oral communication, for a particular party in a legal controversy; 4. Evaluate, in reference to both the historically contingent legal culture and the more transcendent principles of natural law, the arguments offered by competing sides in legal controversies. Required Course:
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173142
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173142_19c212fe
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

13 items
  1. LEGL 210
    Introduction to Legal Studies
    As published: “Introduction to Legal Studies 3 cr.”
    3
  2. COMM 230
    Argument and Advocacy
    As published: “Argument and Advocacy 3 cr.”
    3
  3. HIST 207
    History of USA I
    As published: “History of USA I 3 cr.”
    4
  4. HIST 208
    History of USA II
    As published: “History of USA II 3 cr.”
    3
  5. LEGL 308
    Business Law
    As published: “Business Law 3 cr.”
    3
  6. PHIL 201
    Logic and Critical Thinking
    As published: “Logic and Critical Thinking 3 cr.”
    3
  7. PHIL 202
    Introduction to Philosophy
    As published: “Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr.”
    3
  8. PHIL 204
    Ethics
    As published: “Ethics 3 cr.”
    3
  9. PLSC 105
    American Government
    As published: “American Government 3 cr.”
    3
  10. PLSC 106
    World Politics
    As published: “World Politics 3 cr.”
    3
  11. ECON 203
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    As published: “Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.”
    3
  12. ECON 204
    Principles of Microeconomics
    As published: “Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.”
    3
  13. SOCL 240
    Criminal Deviance and Justice
    As published: “Criminal Deviance and Justice 3 cr.”
    3

Upper Division Requirements

21 items
  1. HIST 385
    Western Legal Traditions
    or: HIST470 The Supreme Court and the American People 3 cr.
    3
  2. LEGL 320
    Legal Research and Writing
    As published: “Legal Research and Writing 3 cr.”
    3
  3. LEGL 499
    Legal Studies Internship
    As published: “Legal Studies Internship 2-9 cr.”
    2-9
  4. BUSN 360
    Business Ethics
    As published: “Business Ethics 3 cr.”
    3
  5. LEGL 405
    Criminal Law
    As published: “Criminal Law 3 cr.”
    3
  6. LEGL 460
    Legal Procedures
    As published: “Legal Procedures 3 cr.”
    3
  7. LEGL 470
    Family Law
    As published: “Family Law 3 cr.”
    3
  8. BUSN 310
    Principles of Management
    As published: “Principles of Management 3 cr.”
    3
  9. BUSN 330
    Principles of Marketing
    As published: “Principles of Marketing 3 cr.”
    3
  10. COMM 385
    Law and Ethics in Media
    As published: “Law and Ethics in Media 3 cr.”
    3
  11. COMM 389
    Intercultural Communication
    As published: “Intercultural Communication 3 cr.”
    3
  12. ECON 330
    International Economics
    As published: “International Economics 3 cr.”
    3
  13. HIST 350
    French Revolution through Napoleon
    As published: “French Revolution through Napoleon 3 cr.”
    3
  14. HIST 385
    Western Legal Traditions
    As published: “Western Legal Traditions (if not counted above) 3 cr.”
    3
  15. HIST 410
    The Era of the American Revolution
    As published: “The Era of the American Revolution 3 cr.”
    3
  16. HIST 420
    Constitution and Early Republic
    As published: “Constitution and Early Republic 3 cr.”
    3
  17. HIST 450
    Civil Rights Movement
    As published: “Civil Rights Movement 3 cr.”
    3
  18. HIST 470
    The Supreme Court and the American People
    As published: “The Supreme Court and the American People (if not counted above) 3 cr.”
    3
  19. LEGL 306
    Evidence
    As published: “Evidence 3 cr.”
    3
  20. PSYC 340
    Social Psychology
    As published: “Social Psychology 3 cr.”
    3
  21. PSYC 350
    Abnormal Psychology
    As published: “Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.”
    3

BLC 2026-2027 Academic Catalog

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    Source. Bethany Lutheran College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://blc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-27_Academic_Catalog_2026-07-24.pdf. Captured page MN/173142-blc.edu/pdf/173142-2026-blc.edu.pdf#page=82. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.