Business & Computer Technologies
Articulation Agreement: Legal Assistant/Paralegal Studies
Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies at Harrisburg Area Community College with
Bachelor of Science in Legal Assistant/Paralegal Studies
Requirements
Pennsylvania College of Technology will accept any A.A. Paralegal studies degree graduate of HACC into the Bachelor of Science in Legal Assistant – Paralegal Studies (BLA) program. The following pre-BLA courses must be taken in the fifth through eighth semester sequence If not part of the associate degree.
| HACC | Penn College |
|---|---|
| ENGL 101 – English Comp I | ENL 111 – English Comp I |
| MATH 111 – Principles of Math | MTH 151 – Structures of Math |
| SPCH 101 – Effective Speaking | SPC 101 – Fundamentals of Speech |
| Core A Elective | ELE (Humanities/Social Science) |
| Core B Elective | ELE (Humanities/Social Science/Foreign Language/English Comp. II/Topics in Mathematics – MTH 153) |
| Core C – Science | Science Elective (3/4 credit) |
| CIS 105 | CSC 110 |
| PE & Wellness – ANY 1 Credit PE/Wellness class | FIT (1 credit) |
Special Considerations
- Students must complete LAS 170, Real Property Law (3 credits), a core legal assistant course, unless PLGL 209, Real Estate Law for Paralegals, was completed at HACC as a “career elective”.
- Courses taken at HACC beyond the associate degree will be evaluated on an individual basis.
- A course required in the fifth through eighth semester and also in the associate degree sequence will be replaced in the fifth through eight semester by a higher level course in that subject area.
- Of the final sixty (60) semester credit hours, thirty-six (36) semester credit hours must be earned with Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Articulation Agreement implemented: February 16, 2009
