LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Legal Office Administration
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0207 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
The Legal Office Administration Program prepares students to work as a legal
secretary in law offices, courts, public agencies, and in legal departments of
larger businesses and organizations. The Legal Office Administration Associate
in Business degree builds on the course work provided in the Certificate of
Achievement and will enhance a student's employment opportunities in this
field. Legal secretaries are an important part of a legal team and typically
report to one or more attorneys. Legal secretaries are skilled in the use of
computers and the preparation of legal documents. Not all courses in this
program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an
academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any course.
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.
INFORMATION
Contact the Office Administration Program, Office Unit B, telephone number
(517) 483-1587.
REQUIREMENTS (See Note 1) TOTAL: 65 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
BUSN 118 Introduction to Business 3
CABS 103 Internet Basics for Non-Majors 2
CABS 119 Microsoft Word 3
CABS 126 Excel 3
CABS 133 Microsoft Access Database 3
LEGL 115 Legal Assistant Career/Ethics 3
LEGL 210 Litigation Procedures 4
LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3
MATH 117 Math for Business 4
OADM 102 Editing Business Documents 2
OADM 105 Employability Skills 1
OADM 108 Input Technologies/Business 2
OADM 195 Human Relations in Work Place 3
OADM 203 Professional Office Procedures 3
OADM 206 Legal Vocabulary/Transcription 3
OADM 208 Legal Citations/Document Prep 3
OADM 215 Information Records Mgmt I 3
OADM 220 Admin Mgmt in Organizations 3
OADM 240 Office Internship 2
OADM 275 Diversity in Business 3
OADM 291 Office Systems Capstone 3
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
WRIT 127 Business Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 4-5 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 4-5 Credits
(See General Education Core Requirements for information on how to fulfill
these requirements. Core area proficiency exams, where appropriate, are
available for each core area.)
Communication Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Mathematics Core Area (See Note 2) 0
Science Core Area 4-5
Writing Core Area (See Note 2) 0
MINIMUM TOTAL 69
NOTES:
1. 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, CABS 104, CABS 106, or
CABS 195.
2. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
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 103 BUSN 118 LEGL 215 LEGL 210
CABS 119 CABS 126 OADM 215 MATH 117
OADM 102 CABS 133 OADM 220 OADM 105
OADM 108 LEGL 115 OADM 275 OADM 240
OADM 195 OADM 208 Lim.Ch. OADM 291
OADM 203 WRIT 127 SPCH 110
OADM 206
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