2010 Catalog - Delaware County Community College

52 CAREER PROGRAMS, ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Curricular Sequence: Day Program
First Semester
Credits
BIO 150 Human Anatomy and Physiology I………………… . . . . . . . 4
ENG 100 English Composition I………………………………... . . . . 3
PSY 140 General Psychology………………………………….. . . . . 3
NUS 110 Fundamentals of Nursing…………………………….. . . . . 8
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Second Semester
BIO 151 Human Anatomy and Physiology II………………… . . . . . . 4
ENG 112 English Composition II……………………………….. . . . . 3
PSY 210 Lifespan Human Development……………………….. . . . . . 3
NUS 111 Nursing Concepts and Practice I……………………... . . . . 10
20
Third Semester
PSY 220 Abnormal Psychology……………………………….. . . . . . 3
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology……………………………... . . . . 3
NUS 210 Nursing Concepts and Practice II…………………….. . . . . . 3
9
Fourth Semester
________ Humanities or Social Science Elective……………… . . . . . . . 3
________ Nursing Elective……………………………………... . . . . 3
NUS 211 Nursing Concepts and Practice III……………………. . . . . 10
16
Electives to choose from
NUS 220 Clinical Enhancement Skills…………………………. . . . . . 3
NUS 221 Pharmacology for Health Care ………………………. . . . . . 3
NUS 222 Holistic Advanced Physical Assessment and
Pathophysiology…………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total Credits Required: 70
Curricular Sequence: Evening/Weekend Program
First Semester
Credits
ENG 100 English Composition I………………………………... . . . . 3
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology……………………………. . . . . . 3
_______ Humanities or Social Science Elective………………. . . . . . . . 3
PSY 140 General Psychology………………………………….... . . . 3
12
Second Semester
NUS 110 Fundamentals of Nursing…………………………….. . . . . 8
BIO 150 Human Anatomy and Physiology I…………………. . . . . . . 4
12
Third Semester
NUS 111 Nursing Concepts and Practice I……………………... . . . . 10
BIO 151 Human Anatomy and Physiology II………………… . . . . . . 4
PSY 210 Lifespan Human Development………………………. . . . . . 3
17
Fourth Semester
NUS 210 Nursing Concepts and Practice II…………………….. . . . . 10
ENG 112 English Composition II……………………………… . . . . . 3
PSY 220 Abnormal Psychology……………………………….. . . . . . 3
16
Fifth Semester
_______ Nursing Elective……………………………………… . . . 3
NUS 211 Nursing Concepts and Practice III……………………. . . . . 10
13
Electives to choose from
NUS 220 Clinical Enhancement Skills…………………………. . . . . . 3
NUS 221 Pharmacology for Health Care ………………………. . . . . . 3
NUS 222 Holistic Advanced Physical Assessment and
Pathophysiology…………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total Credits Required: 70
Paralegal Studies,
Associate in Applied Science (PLG)
Approved by the American Bar Association (ABA)
Paralegal Studies is an associate degree program intended to train a
generalist paralegal. Graduates are likely to find employment as paralegals
under the direction of attorneys (to do otherwise would be practicing law
without a license) in law firms, legal departments of large corporations,
insurance companies, title companies, legal service companies and federal,
state or local governmental agencies. In short, wherever lawyers are employed,
paralegals are likely to be lawfully employed.
Students who wish to pursue additional education in law or in other
disciplines, as part of their future plans should consult with an advisor before
selecting courses.
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
• Conduct legal research to identify the appropriate laws, judicial decisions,
regulations and other legal literature applicable to specific legal problems.
• Research and draft written memoranda as directed by an attorney
• Research and draft pleadings and other legal documents as directed by
an attorney
• Investigate and develop the facts of a case under the direction of an attorney.
• Assist an attorney to prepare a case for trial and assist during trial.
• Maintain all relevant case documents.
• Maintain files of a case including but not limited to correspondence,
pleadings, reports and briefs.
• Draft basic documents applicable to contracts, real estate transactions,
domestic relations, and estates, trusts and wills as well as other
appropriate legal documents
• Apply modern technology to the performance of legal work and tasks
• Identify and analyze the ethical issues that arise for the Paralegal Professional
See Electives Listing, Page 74.
First Semester
Credits
ENG 100 English Composition I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DPR 100 Introduction to Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PLG 100 Introduction to Paralegalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PLG 110 Legal Research and Writing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
_______ Social Science Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
15
Second Semester
COM 100 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PLG 120 Legal Research and Writing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PLG 140 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
_______ *Math or MAT Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
_______ Social Science/Humanities Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
15
Third Semester
ACC 100 Applied Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ENG 112 English Composition II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PLG 200 Family/Domestic Relations Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PLG 210 Civil Litigation and Tort Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
_______ Science Elective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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