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Technical Program - Administrative Assistant - Legal - Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
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Administrative Assistant - Legal (AAS.AALEG)

Associate Degree in Applied Science

Prepares graduates for a career in private and corporate law offices, and in federal, state, or local courts. Graduates will be ready to perform receptionist duties and to prepare legal correspondence and documents using legal terminology. Students gain hands-on experience through a five-hour internship.


Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by the student's degree audit.


For more information contact:
Lisa Jobe
217-234-5356
ljobe@lakeland.cc.il.us

* There are prerequisites or course requisites for this course
** Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator or Division Chair
one cross Course only offered fall semester
Footnote 2 Course only offered spring and summer semester
Footnote 3 Course only offered spring semester
Footnote 4 Courses offered in odd numbered years only
Footnote 5 Courses offered in even numbered years only
Footnote 6 SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
Footnote 7 Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
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First Year
First Semester
BUS 114
Development of skill in formatting business correspondence, reports, forms, and tables to meet mailability and production standards. Instruction on word processing software is integrated throughout the course.


Prerequisites: BUS 113 or ability to type 40 words per minute


Course Outline


 Advanced Formatting *
3
BUS 123
Develops skill using abbreviated writing in order to take notes quickly and accurately. Provides instruction for beginners who transcribe business letters, memos, and reports quickly in acceptable formatted copy meeting strict mailability standards.

Course Outline


 Notetaking +
4

Social Science Elective one rr
3
BUS 200
An introduction to legal systems and law, especially the U.S. legal system. Business-legal relationships in the areas of criminal law, torts, product liability, and contracts are examined. Antitrust, consumer, labor, and environmental law are studied; also the international marketplace.

Course Outline


 Legal Environment of Business
3
ENG 095
Using critical thinking skills, students will study and reinforce the basics of the English language as they apply to business communications. Emphasis is placed on grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure.

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 Business English
3
SFS 101
Designed to improve student performance in college and beyond. Topics include: college resources; identification of college and career goals; implementation of study, note-taking, and test-taking strategies; and development of life management skills including time management, stress management, and relationship skills.

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 Strategies for Success
2
HED ---

 		or
Health Elective 		 
PED ---

 or
P.E. Elective 		 
  Total Semester Hours:
18
 
Second Semester
BUS 115
Development of skill in processing information using word processing software and applying critical thinking from a variety of office simulations. Advanced formatting skills are further developed through application to specialized office situations.


Prerequisites: BUS 114


Course Outline


 Processing Information * ++
3
CIS 160
Provides an opportunity for the student to work with various types of software on the PC. These learning activities include MS Windows, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Design,Database Management, Internet access, and presentation program. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: Students must take CIS 040 or have previous HS experience


Course Outline


 Practical Software Applications *
3
BUS 094
Covers basic applications of mathematics in the business world percentages, elementary algebra, interest, installment buying, statistics, insurance, etc. It is designed to reinforce and expand business concepts held by the student through the use of mathematics.

Course Outline


 Business Mathematics
3
BUS 095
An introduction to basic accounting principles and techniques designed to give the student a general knowledge of accounting practices and terminology.

Course Outline


 Fundamentals of Accounting
3
BUS 151
A study of the financial statements, the accounting process and the principles and procedures underlying items on the financial statements.


Prerequisites: HS acct, BUS 085, BUS 095 or consent of instructor


Course Outline


 		or
Financial Accounting * 		 
CIS 093
An introduction to Microsoft Access, a database management application designed to operate in the Windows environment. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: CIS 040 or equivalent experience


Course Outline


 Access *
2
BUS 061
Designed to develop skill in transcribing recorded dictation for a variety of business sectors in an efficient manner using proper formats, spelling, and grammar.


Prerequisites: BUS 113


Course Outline


 Office Transcription (MOD) *
1
  Total Semester Hours:
15
 

Second Year
First Semester
CIS 056
Advanced instruction in an office suite program with emphasis on advanced topics in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: CIS 160


Course Outline


 		Advanced Software Applications *
3
CIS 058
Students handle office activities and use career-related software such as an accounting system, desktop publishing, form management, calculator, medical scheduling and invoicing, and legal document preparation. (Repeatable 3 Times)

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 		Specialized Software Applications
3
BUS 141
Provides students a practical strategy for creating successful communication products used in business.


Prerequisites: BUS 113 or the equivalent


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 		Business Communications *
3
CJS 150
Focuses on an overview of the justice system with emphasis on the total system of police, courts, and corrections.

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 		Introduction to Criminal Justice
3
ENG 098
Students will learn the principles of communications by listening, speaking, and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication skills related to the demands of the student's career area.

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 		Communications I
3
ENG 120
Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.


Course Outline


 		or
Composition I 		 
SPE 111
Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.

Course Outline


 		or
Introduction to Speech Communication 		 
BUS 065
Gives knowledge and understanding of terms commonly used in the legal profession. Students learn to define terms and use them in legal context.

Course Outline


 		Legal Terminology (MOD)
1
BUS 062
Designed to develop skills in transcribing recorded legal dictation in an efficient manner using proper formulas, spelling, grammar, and legal terminology.


Prerequisites: BUS 113


Course Outline


 		Legal Transcription (MOD) *
1
  Total Semester Hours:
17
 
Second Semester
PSY 271
Focuses on psychology as a science, introducing concepts and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy, and social psychology.

Course Outline


 		Introduction to Psychology
3
BUS 060
Students handle office activities using computers in a simulated office environment. Students access software including wordprocessing, electronic mail and calendaring, and other specialized software.


Prerequisites: BUS 113 or consent of instructor


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 		Automated Office Procedures (MOD) * +++
3
BUS 079
Designed as a pre-employment course. Areas of study include job-searching skills, refinement of social skills, office management decisions and review of office skills and responsibilities.

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 		Professional Development (MOD) +++
3
BUS 081
Designed to provide employment experience in a position using specialized skills. Field experience: minimum of 312.5 hours required of Administrative Assistant (Executive and Legal) and Office Management majors.


Prerequisites: BUS 079


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 		Office Technology Internship *
5
BUS 080
Enables the student to participate in discussions relating to successful employment. This course must be taken concurrently with the internship course BUS 081, BUS 082, or BUS 083.

Course Outline


 		Office Technology Seminar *
1
  Total Semester Hours:
15
 


Total Program Hours: 65

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