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Office Administration - Administrative Legal Assistant

St. Clair County Community College Catalog
2010-11 Edition

Program Code: AASLE
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE
Computer and Office Technology Department (810) 989-5628

The Administrative Legal Assistant Associate Degree program prepares students to hold highly skilled and specialized positions as office administrative staff; this is not a paralegal program. Positions are available in offices of private practicing attorneys, judges, prosecuting attorneys, legal organizations such as Friend of the Court and Legal Aid, governmental administrative agencies, and corporations.

Suggested Course Sequence
FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester
Semester Hours
OA 130 Time and Project Management for Students  
1
OA 135 Automated Office Principles and Practices  
4
ENG 101 English Composition I WR
3
OA 115* Intermediate Keyboarding  
4
OA 202** Criminal Law CL
3
   
15
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
OA 161 Office Technology CT OC
4
OA 155 Word Processing on Microcomputers CL
4
OA 225 Business Communications OC WR
4
OA 270 Legal Transcription  
3
   
15
SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester
Semester Hours
OA 262 Records Management for the Automated Office CT
4
OA 275 Legal Office Administrative Procedures  
3
ACCT 189*** Office Accounting  
4
PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP
3
BUS 153 Business Law CT
3
   
17
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
BUS 158**** Business Math CT MA
4
OA 255 Advanced Word Processing & Desktop Publishing  
4
OA/CIS OA or CIS Elective  
2
OA200A Co-Operative Educational Experience  
3
OA200B Co-Operative Educational Experience  
3

 
16
Total Credit Hours/Total Contact Hours = 63/63

* OA 110 Beginning Keyboarding or equivalent is a prerequisite.
** or CJ 202
*** or ACCT 211 or higher
**** or MTH 102 or higher
NOTE: Upon successful completion of the required courses, all competencies will be satisfied.