Division: Business, Behavioral/Social
Sciences, Public & Human Services
Academic Dept: Behavioral/Social Science
Curriculum Chair: Prof. Russell Ippolito
Tel: 914-606-6218
Related Pages:
Westchester Community College Paralegal Website
Program Description:
The Westchester Community College Paralegal Program is
approved by the American Bar Association. The goal of the Paralegal
Program is to provide students with substantive knowledge of the law,
together with hands-on working experience, which will enable them to
work ethically under the supervision of an attorney in the public or
private sector.
Students entering into the Paralegal Certificate
Program must have obtained at least 60 college credits from an
accredited institution, eighteen (18) hours of which must be in general
education as defined by the American Bar Association.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the ranks
of paralegals will continue to swell through 2012. Employment
opportunities exist in law offices, government agencies and court
systems, banks, insurance and title companies, as well as in the
contract or legal departments of various other governmental and business
enterprises.
The certificate can be earned in two semesters of
full-time study or on a part-time basis determined by the student (not
to exceed three years).
Recommended Full-Time
Semester Plan
The curriculum chairperson for this
program
recommends taking the courses for this degree in a particular order.
Click the button above for recommended semester-by-semester layout of
the classes needed to complete this program.
Program
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