Legal Assistant, Career Pathway certificate
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The Legal Assistant, less than one year Career Pathway certificate: 35 credit certificate program, including 29 hours of required courses; and 6 credit hours of elective paralegal courses. Admission into the Career Pathway certificate requires completion of an application timely with term deadlines. Students are admitted in Fall, Winter and Spring terms.
Students must maintain a 鈥淐鈥 average in all required courses to complete their certificate.
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Award information
| Award | Length (attending full-time) | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Pathway Certificate: Legal Assistant | Less than 1 year | Limited entry, see how to apply to Paralegal |
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Course listing for the 2025-2026 catalog year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 叠础听116 | Microsoft Word for Workplace Communications | 4 |
| 叠础听216础 | Data Analytics with Excel and Tableau | 4 |
| 颁滨厂听120 | Digital Literacy | 4 |
| 辞谤听颁滨厂听125顿 | Database Application Development I | |
| 笔尝听101 | Introduction to the U.S. Legal System | 3 |
| 笔尝听130 | Legal Software | 3 |
| 笔尝听203 | Basic Legal Research | 3 |
| 奥搁听121 | Composition I (WR121=WR121Z) Z | 4 |
| Paralegal Accounting Electives | 4 | |
| Paralegal Program Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 35 | |
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This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. WR 121 and WR 121Z are equivalent.
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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 complete聽14 quarter credit hours of synchronous聽instruction. Synchronous instruction means students must attend a scheduled class meeting time each week. This restriction is not applicable to Legal Assistant students.