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Paralegal (PAL), A.A.S.

Dutchess Community College · Poughkeepsie, NY

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Program
Award
A.A.S.
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
64
Catalog edition
Catálogo DCC 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This program is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to qualify for entry-level employment as paralegals. Students enrolled in the program complete a combination of legal specialty, business, liberal arts and elective courses that will prepare them to work in law offices, banks, insurance companies, government agencies, corporations and other types of organizations that deal with legal matters.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190840
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190840_7a5b5742
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

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    Program Map

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      First Semester

      5 items
      1. ENG 101
        Composition I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PAL 151
        Introduction to Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PAL 110
        Fundamentals of Paralegalism
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PAL 120
        Legal Research
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. BUS 115
        Computer Applications for Business
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Credit Hours: 15

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        Second Semester

        6 items
        1. ENG 102
          Composition II
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. U.S. History & Civic Engagement (Category D)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. SPE 101
          Public Speaking
          Not resolved to a course
          or: SPE 219 - Intercultural Communication
          3
        4. BUS 215
          Business Law I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. PAL 260
          Legal Writing
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. WFE 101
          Wellness and Fitness Education
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Credit Hours: 18

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          Third Semester

          5 items
          1. BHS 103
            Social Problems in Today’s World
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. Math
            Not resolved to a course
            3-4
          3. 200-level PAL course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. 200-level PAL course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. Paralegal elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3-4

          Credit Hours: 15-17

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            Fourth Semester

            5 items
            1. 200-level PAL course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. 200-level PAL course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. Paralegal elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3-4
            4. Natural Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            5. Free elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3-4

            Credit Hours: 16-18

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                Source. Dutchess Community College, catalog Catálogo DCC 2026-2027 — https://catalog.sunydutchess.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=5&poid=613&returnto=322. Captured page pages/0052.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.