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
- Technical Certificate
- Credential class
- ceterms:Certificate
- CIP
- 22.0302
- Total credits (published)
- 21
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 222062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_222062_9dfd04cb
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Recommended Full-Time Schedule
5 items
- Completion of sixty (60) semester hours that includes eighteen (18) semester hours of general education courses from a regionally accredited college or university; andNot resolved to a course
- The eighteen (18) semester hours of general education must include at least:Not resolved to a course
- Three (3) semester hours in college-level English composition, andNot resolved to a course
- Three (3) semester hours in college-level speech, public speaking, or oral communication, andNot resolved to a course
- Twelve (12) semester hours consisting of courses from at least three of the following academic areas: English, social and behavioral science, literature, foreign language, mathematics, humanities, or natural science.Not resolved to a course
Fall Term (12 semester credit hours)
10 items
- As published: “Introduction to Paralegal Studies and Ethics (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Legal Research (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Civil Litigation Skills I (3 hrs.)”3
- Electives - Students should complete two elective courses during their time in the program: one elective from Group A and one elective from Group B. If the student has already completed a course in one group, they should not select another course in the same group as they will have completed that requirement. Group A Electives (3 hrs.) Offered in the Fall.Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Family Law (3 hrs.)”3
- Group B Electives (3 hrs.) Offered on rotation during Fall Semesters.Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Special Topics in Paralegal Studies (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Corporate Law (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Contract Law (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Legal Internship (3 hrs.)”3
Spring Term (9 semester credit hours)
11 items
- As published: “Legal Writing (3 hrs.)”3
- As published: “Civil Litigation Skills II (3 hrs.)”3
- Electives - Students should complete two elective courses during their time in the program: one elective from Group A and one elective from Group B. If the student has already completed a course in one group, they should not select another course in the same group as they will have completed that requirement. Group A Electives (3 hrs.) Offered in the Spring.Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- Group B Electives (3 hrs.) Offered on rotation during Spring Semesters.Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Program Requirements - Certificate, Paralegal Studies
0 items
Required Courses
17 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Group A Elective - Select one course from the following.Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Group B Elective - Select one course from the following.Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Source. Walters State Community College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.ws.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=5300. Captured page pages/0332.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.