Legal Education Department

LAW Course

Prerequisite

Recommended Preparation

CR/NC

Audit

101 HI Legal System

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

102 Legal Research

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

104 Civil Investigation

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

105 Law Off Mgmt

(formerly LAW 201)

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

111 Litigation

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

121 Law of Bus. Org.

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

131 Real Property Law

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

136 Tort & Insurance Law

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

140  Family Law

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

145 Computer Apps in the Law Office

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100 and keyboarding skills

Y

148 Legal Document Preparation

Paralegal or Legal Sec program major or consent of instructor; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 111; credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100.

Keyboarding skills; basic knowledge of WindowsTM and word processing; and typing speed of 50+ wpm are highly recommended.

Y

151 Estate Planning and Probate

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

166 Employment Related Law

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

171 Consumer Law

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

176 Criminal Law

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

181 Rights of the Disadvantaged

NA

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

Y

202 Legal Interviewing, Negotiating, and Advocacy

Paralegal program major; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 111 or a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 136.

Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ESL 100

Y

203  Legal Writing

Paralegal program major or consent of instructor; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 102.

Y

212 Advanced Litigation

Paralegal program major; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 111; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 203. Prerequisites may be waived by instructor or program director.

Y

236 Advanced Tort and Insurance Law

Paralegal program major; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 136; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 203. Prerequisites may be waived by instructor or program director.

Y

240 Advanced Family Law

Paralegal program major; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 140; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 203. Prerequisites may be waived by instructor or program director.

COMMENT: Fall 2009 need 140 and completion of or qualification for ENG 100 per R. Zeason

Y

282 Advanced Computer- Assisted Legal Research

Paralegal program major; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 203. Prerequisites may be waived by instructor or program director.

Y

283 Advanced Legal Writing

Paralegal program major; a grade of “C” or higher in LAW 102; a grade if "C or higher in LAW 203. Prerequisites may be waived by instructor or program director.

Y

293P Cooperative Paralegal Education

(formerly LAW 193P)

Paralegal program major; LAW 101 with a grade of “C” or higher; LAW 105 with a grade of “C” or higher; LAW 145 with a grade of “C” or higher; LAW 148 with a grade of “C” or higher;  LAW 202 with a grade of “C” or higher; LAW 203 with a grade of “C” or higher. Prerequisites may be waived by consent of program director.

Students should be in the last semester of the paralegal degree program.

293S Cooperative Legal Secretary Education

(formerly LAW 193S)

Legal Secretary Certificate of completion program major; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 105; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 145; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 148. Prerequisites may be waived by consent of program director.

Students should be in the last semester of the Legal Secretary Certificate of Completion program.