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Admission Requirements
Applicants must submit an application form and transcripts indicating that the applicant has earned an associate of arts or baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or has completed a minimum of 58 quarter (or 39 semester) units at the post-secondary level. At least 27 quarter units (or 18 semester units) must be general education courses (i.e., in areas where at least three of the following disciplines are represented: language and composition, mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, and the arts and humanities). To demonstrate writing proficiency, applicants must have completed a freshman composition course with a "C" or better or a comparable writing exam. Applicants who have completed these requirements at a foreign institution must also submit proof that they have passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of at least 550. Foreign applicants may substitute a college freshman composition course,
completed with a grade of "C" or better, from a U.S. college or university.
New students are urged to take PLS750 (Role of the Paralegal) or PLS751 (Introduction to the Law) as early as possible in the program. The two courses are interchangeable, subject to prior approval by the Student Advisor. In addition, students are urged to complete PLS750 or PLS751 and PLS760 (Civil Procedures I) before enrolling in PLS752 (Legal Research).
Course Substitutions and Transfers
Students may transfer up to eight quarter units from other paralegal programs (generally excluding courses that fail to develop paralegal competency, such as business law, constitutional law, and criminal justice). In addition, they may substitute up to two courses per certificate track within the program itself, and may replace one course per track with a Special Topics course, PLS754.
The total number of quarter units transferred or substituted under these provisions may not exceed 12 per certificate track. All course substitutions and transfers require written approval by the Program Coordinator.
Certificate Requirements
Students who complete a certificate track with a minimum grade of "C" in each course earn a Certificate of Completion. Students must submit certificate applications to the Student Advisor no later than the end of the quarter preceding the proposed graduation date.
Advisement and Information
Student advisement is provided year around.
Contact Robin Hall
Coordinator of Certificates
Division of Extended Education
(323) 343-4967
E-mail: rhall@cslanet.calstatela.edu
Or Contact Kathleen Leroy
kleroy2@calstatela.edu
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