LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Legal Secretary
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0207 (Effective Fall 2002 - Summer 2007)
Legal secretaries are part of a law office team and report to one or more
attorneys. 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 Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
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 course work in
mathematics. See the General Education Core Requirements section for
information on how to fulfill these requirements.
INFORMATION
Contact the Office Administration Program, Office Unit B, telephone number
(517) 483-1587.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 54 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ACCG 210 Principles of Accounting I 4
BUSN 118 Introduction to Business 3
CABS 104 Keyboarding Improvement 2
CABS 133 Microsoft Access Database 2
CISB 200 Info Sys Tech/Problem Solving 3
LEGL 115 Legal Assistant Career/Ethics 3
LEGL 210 Litigation Procedures 4
LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3
OADM 195 Human Behavior in Work Place 3
OADM 203 Professional Office Procedures 2
OADM 206 Legal Vocabulary and Form Prep 3
OADM 215 Information Management I 3
OADM 220 Admin Mgmt in Organizations 4
OADM 240 Internship 3
OADM 275 Diversity in Business 3
OADM 291 Bus Office Systems Capstone 3
WRIT 127 Business Writing 3
WRIT 128 Business Report Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 9-10 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 3
Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See the General Education Core
Requirement section on how to fulfill this mathematics
requirement. Course work may be needed.)
CHOICE 2: Computer Related 6-7 Credits
CABS 119 Microsoft Word 2
CABS 126 Excel 2
CABS 129 Excel - Advanced 2
CABS 182 Microsoft PowerPoint 2
CABS 219 Advanced Microsoft Word 2
CABS 232 Advanced Microsoft Access 2
CISB 102 Internet Literacy 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 63
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
2. It is recommended that students entering this curriculum have
keyboarding and Windows experience. This experience may come from life
or work experience, CABS 100 seminars, CABS 101, or CABS 195.
3. This curriculum requires that students complete all courses with a grade
of 2.0 or higher for graduation.
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
CABS 104 BUSN 118 ACCG 210 CISB 200
LEGL 115 CABS 133 LEGL 215 OADM 203
OADM 195 LEGL 210 OADM 215 OADM 240
OADM 206 WRIT 128 OADM 220 OADM 291
WRIT 127 Lim.Ch.2 OADM 275 Lim.Ch.2
Lim.Ch.1 Lim.Ch.2
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