LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Legal Secretary
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0207 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004)
Legal secretaries are part of a law office team and report to one or more
attorneys. Legal secretaries take dictation and are skilled in the use of
computers and transcription equipment. They prepare legal papers and
correspondence of a legal nature, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and
subpoenas. Graduates of this program are prepared to work in law offices,
courts, public agencies, and in legal departments of larger businesses and
organizations.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics.
For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page
22.
INFORMATION
Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210,
telephone number (517) 483-1522.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 55 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ACCG 100 Practical Accounting Non-Major 3
CABS 113 Microsoft Word Office/Int Key 4
CABS 118 Adv Microsoft Word for Office 4
LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3
MATH 117 Math for Business 4
OADM 102 Editing Business Documents 2
OADM 110 Machine Transcription 3
OADM 195 Human Behavior in Work Place 3
OADM 200 Critical Thinking 3
OADM 203 Professional Office Procedures 1
OADM 206 Legal Vocabulary and Form Prep 3
OADM 215 Records and Info Management I 3
OADM 220 Administrative Office Mgmt 4
OADM 240 Office Internship 3
OADM 275 Cultural Differences in Busn 3
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
WRIT 114 Business English 3
WRIT 127 Business Communciations 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 3 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area(See Note 1) 0
Speech Communication Core Area(See Note 1) 0
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area(See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See Note 1)
ELECTIVES TOTAL: 2 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits in courses of your choice.
MINIMUM TOTAL 60
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
ACCG 100 CABS 118 OADM 200 MATH 117
CABS 113 LEGL 215 OADM 215 OADM 203
OADM 110 OADM 102 OADM 240 OADM 220
OADM 206 OADM 195 WRIT 127 OADM 275
WRIT 114 Lim.Ch.1 Elec. SPCH 110
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