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Paralegal

Legal Assistant, Career Pathway certificate

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Not ABA-approved

The Legal Assistant Career Pathway certificate is a 35-credit certificate program. It includes 29 hours of required courses and 6 credit hours of elective Paralegal courses. Admission into the Career Pathway certificate requires completion of an application by the term deadline. Students are admitted in fall, winter, and spring terms.

Students must maintain a C average in all required courses to complete their certificate.

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Award information

Degrees and certificates by number of terms to complete
Award Length (attending full-time) Financial aid eligible Currently accepting students?
Career Pathway Certificate: Legal AssistantLess than 1 yearLimited entry, see how to apply to Paralegal

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Courses

Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.

詁插泭116Microsoft Word for Workplace Communications4
or BA 169Z
Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel
唬梆釦泭120Digital Literacy 4
棗娶泭唬梆釦泭125嗨 Database Application Development I
捩郭泭101Introduction to the U.S. Legal System3
捩郭泭102Survey of Substantive Law3
捩郭泭130Legal Software3
捩郭泭203Basic Legal Research3
WR 121ZEnglish Composition I z4
Paralegal Accounting Electives4
Paralegal Program Electives6
Total Credits34
Z

This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. The following courses are equivalent:
BA 216A and BA 169Z
WR 121 and WR 121Z

Extra help for students in this program

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Paralegals may not practice law and may not provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted by law.

Paralegal program students must complete14 quarter credit hours of synchronousinstruction. Synchronous instruction means students must attend a scheduled class meeting time each week. This restriction is not applicable to Legal Assistant students.