UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

166 / School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Major Concentration
Legal Studies
With Specialization: Paralegal Studies
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements....................................60 credits
Major Concentration
Paralegal Studies.................................................................36 credits
Open Electives ....................................................................24 credits
Total................................................................................... 120 credits
Students Who Choose the Major Concentration in Legal Studies with a
Specialization in Paralegal Studies Must Complete:
MGMT 225 Principles of Management
LAWS 130 Introduction to Legal Studies
PARA 260 Legal Research and Writing I
PARA 300 Legal Research and Writing II
PARA 206 Substantive Law and Document Drafting
PARA 302 Litigation
PARA 410 Advanced Seminar in Paralegal Studies
And two courses in Paralegal Studies numbered PARA 201 through PARA 303 and three
additional courses from Paralegal Studies numbered 201 or above, LAWS numbered
203 or above or CRJU 301 Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice.
There is an 18-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of Legal Studies
with a specialization in Paralegal Studies.