2020 - 2021 Catalog
Course Descriptions for LGLA
Course Number: LGLA 1311 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, ECC, RLC
Course Description: Presents legal terminology relating to substantive areas of law and the federal and state judicial systems. Emphasizes the paralegal's role in the legal system. (3 Lec.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, ECC, RLC
Course Title: Introduction to Law
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Presents legal terminology relating to substantive areas of law and the federal and state judicial systems. Emphasizes the paralegal's role in the legal system. (3 Lec.)
Course Number: LGLA 1313 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, ECC, RLC
Course Description: An overview of the paralegal profession including, professional regulation, trends and issues, ethical obligations, and the paralegal's role in the delivery of legal services. (3 Lec.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, ECC, RLC
Course Title: Introduction to Paralegal Studies
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: An overview of the paralegal profession including, professional regulation, trends and issues, ethical obligations, and the paralegal's role in the delivery of legal services. (3 Lec.)
Course Number: LGLA 1317 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, ECC, RLC
Course Description: Computer technology and software applications within the law office emphasizing the paralegal's role in the use of law office technology. (3 Lec.)
Listed by Campus(es): EFC, ECC, RLC
Course Title: Law Office Technology
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Computer technology and software applications within the law office emphasizing the paralegal's role in the use of law office technology. (3 Lec.)
ACGM (Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual) Courses
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.