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Program checklist · Associate in Applied Science

Paralegal and Legal Studies A.A.S.

Erie Community College · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
Associate in Applied Science
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Changing patterns within the American legal system, along with the increased demands that have been placed on the services of the legal community, have created a need for a trained corps of legal technicians and paraprofessionals. Openings for trained paralegals are not limited to the legal profession, as the need for their services now exists and will continue to expand within business, industry and the public service sector in the foreseeable future. According to the Department of Labor statistics, Job Outlook for Paralegals 2012 - 2022, indicates employment opportunities will increase by 17% (faster than average).
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191083
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191083_38966ca8
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

First Year, Fall Semester

8 items
  1. PA 100
    Introduction to Paralegal
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PA 101
    Introduction to Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PA 110
    Crimes and Criminal Practice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PA 202
    Evidence
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. PA 111
    Constitutional Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. EN 100
    Composition I: Rhetorical Strategies
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics Elective Credit Hours 3 or 4: Recommend PA140
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. (UB Transfers must take MT140 or MT143)
    Not resolved to a course

First Year, Spring Semester

5 items
  1. PA 120
    Contracts
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PA 140
    Civil Practice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PA 215
    Legal Research and Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. BU 121
    Accounting Principles I
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  5. EN 101
    Composition for the Humanities
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Second Year, Fall Semester

5 items
  1. PA 130
    Business Structures
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PA 150
    Estates & Family Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PA 222
    Tax Practice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PA 225
    Law Office Management for Paralegals
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. SUNY Gen Ed Liberal Arts Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Second Year, Spring Semester

5 items
  1. PA 230
    Paralegal Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PA 240
    Real Estate Practice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. SUNY Gen Ed Science Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. SUNY Gen Ed Social Science Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. (UB Transfers must take GO101)
    Not resolved to a course

Note

0 items
    Source. Erie Community College, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.ecc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=32&poid=3702&returnto=2961. Captured page pages/0033.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.