A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Certificate
- Credential class
- ceterms:Certificate
- Total credits (published)
- 60
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The objective of the Marist Paralegal Program is to offer organized and comprehensive training in the theory, information, and skills required to qualify as a legal assistant, in accordance with the guidelines established by the American Bar Association. The program is offered within the context of the educational purpose of the College and its commitment to a liberal arts, humanist, value-oriented curriculum. Our program meets its objective in a number of ways. Faculty in the program are drawn from Marist faculty and from practicing lawyers and law office administrators in the Mid-Hudson area. The program encourages a generalist orientation among its students, while stressing specific competency in paralegal studies. Program matriculates may satisfy the generalist requirements by having a baccalaureate degree, by being enrolled in the College’s baccalaureate program contemporaneously with enrollment in the Paralegal Program, or by having at least 36 general education college credits. Students acquire competency in paralegal studies by being required to complete successfully the following courses: Introduction to Law; Introduction to Legal Research And Writing; Family Law; Criminal Law; Real Property and Title Search; Business Law I; Wills, Trusts, Estates; and Civil Litigation and Practice. Upon graduation, students will be capable of functioning in all the required areas of study. As examples, a real estate closing, a simple will, a divorce proceeding, a memorandum of law utilizing research tools, and civil trial pleading are but some of the tasks our graduates understand and can complete. Additionally, grasping sufficient legal theory to be able to grow in the profession is required of our students. Successful completion of the program therefore qualifies graduates to serve the many legal needs of the Mid-Hudson area, while contributing to the advancement of the legal profession.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 192819
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_192819_300b7d06
- 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 in the Paralegal Program
0 items
1.0 Course Requirements in Paralegal Studies: 24 cr
8 items
- PRLG 101LIntroduction to Law 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 210NIntroduction to Legal Research And Writing 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 311LFamily Law 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 312LCriminal Law 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 313NReal Property and Title Search 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 380NBusiness Law I 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 420NWills, Trusts, Estates 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
- PRLG 422NCivil Litigation and Practice 3 Credit(s)Not resolved to a course
Total Paralegal Course Credits: 24 cr
1 item
- Additional course credits 36 Credit(s) (Non-degree holders admitted to the program)Not resolved to a course36
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