One-Year Legal Assisting Certificate

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Stark Sate College offers a one-year certificate program in legal assisting for non-degree-seeking students. Students selecting the certificate program may apply credits earned in this one-year program to the associate degree. You will be awarded a certificate in legal assisting upon completion of the program.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours
AOT121	Keyboarding/Formatting	3
BUS101	Business Student Success Seminar	1
ENG124	College Composition †	3
AOT224	Legal Office Procedures	3
IRT131	Legal Terminology	3
BCA220	Integrated Solutions for Business Problem Solving	4
		17
Second Semester
BUS123	Business Mathematics	4
AOT237	Legal Office Applications	3
ACC130	Business Law and Ethics	3
AOT239	Legal Transcription	3
ENG230	Business Communication	3
AOT127	Word Processing – Microsoft Word	3
		19
	TOTAL CREDITS	36

Students who are enrolled at the College for at least one semester and who have passed the Professional Legal Secretary (PLS) examination are eligible to receive credit toward an associate of applied business degree in legal assisting technology, subject to the review and approval of the appropriate department chair.

Bold italicized courses indicate courses that contain content for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification.