Associate in Applied Science Degree
Law Office Administrative Assistant

This 61 credit-hour program is designed for those interested in pursuing administrative assistant careers in law firms, government, legal departments of business firms and banks. The curriculum includes office technology, legal office procedures, legal terminology and supervised internship training in a law office or department.

The program may be taken part-time and many courses are available on an evening schedule; however, not all courses are offered every semester. An orientation and planning session with the coordinator is recommended for each student. Detailed information will be sent upon request or upon application to the program.

FIRST YEAR

First Semester
English elective 3
OFC 102 Survey of Law Office Practice 3
OFC 104 Introduction to Office Careers 1
OFC 105 Human Relations for Office Careers 1
OFC 106 Time Management for Office Careers 1
OFC 107 Internet Applications 1
OFC 113 Keyboarding IV(1) 3
OFC 133 Word Processing Software I 2
total: 15
Second Semester
OFC 125 Shorthand 5
OFC 228 Records Control for the Office 1
OFC 229 Meeting and Conference Planning 1
OFC 234 Legal Office Procedures 3
OFC 235 Legal Transcription 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total: 16

SECOND YEAR

First Semester
CIS 123 Spreadsheet/Budgeting for Micros 1
OFC 202 Desktop Publishing Using Word Processing 2
OFC 203 Proofreading and Editing 2
OFC 227 Business Presentations 1
OFC 233 Document Processing in the Law Office 3
OFC 237 Secretarial Seminar and Internship I 3
PSC 101 American Politics and Government 3
total: 15
Second Semester
ACC 211 Business Law I 3
Humanities elective 3
Mathematics elective(2) 3
OFC 238 Secretarial Seminar and Internship II 3
Social Science elective 3
total: 15
  1. Placement into OFC 113 is contingent upon previous training and consent of instructor.
  2. A competency test, available in the testing office, may be utilized to meet the mathematics elective requirement. Students in this program who utilize the competency test to meet the mathematics requirement must complete a three (3) credit hour elective approved by the program coordinator.