Students get inside the law and develop skills including proficiency in legal research, writing and analysis, drafting legal instruments and pleadings, interviewing clients and witnesses, doing discovery, preparing for trial and using computer-assisted research tools.

Employment opportunities are excellent in law firms, corporations, banks, human resource offices, hospitals, state and federal governments and court systems.

This major offers professional training and lays a foundation for a career in the legal field. It also qualifies as a pre-law major. This program is approved by the American Bar Association.

For students who have earned a prior degree, the paralegal major can be pursued through a second bachelor?s degree.

The completion of 50 hours of study is required for the second bachelor?s degree. These 50 hours must include the required courses and the business and information processing core.

The remaining hours are to be selected from either restricted University elective courses or University elective courses.