B.S. Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements are outlined below. These are intended for informational purposes only. In all cases, the University Catalog is the binding document for all curriculum matters.
Major and Related Courses Include:
• Legal Assistant Studies core courses (21 hours) including LAS 101, 210, 235, 360,
• 390, 435, 471
• 6 hours of Legal Assistant Studies 470
• Computer Science 110
Completion of one of the following concentrations:
Legal Assistant Studies Concentration
• 12 hours from Legal Assistant Studies 170, 199r, 220, 225, 230, 240, 245, 250, 300, 325, 350, 400, 401, 406, 410, 420, 497r, 498r, 499 with at least 6 hours at the 300-400 level; and
• 12 hours from the following with at least 6 hours at the 300-400 level and no more than six hours from any one discipline: Political Science 221, 321, 322, 323, 421; Criminal Justice 110, 317, 325, 430, 460; Business Accounting 201, 202, 307, 335, 336; English 277; Environmental Sciences 410; Philosophy 211, 425; Psychology 425; or 3 hours from an LAS-related course as approved by the Coordinator.
• Minimum of 15 hours of LAS courses at UTC.
• A minimum grade of a 2.5 GPA average in Legal Assistant Studies
• courses is required.
Legal Assistant Studies Social Sciences Concentration
• Six hours from Legal Assistant Studies 170, 220, 225, 230, 240, 245, 250, 300,
• 325, 350, 400, 401, 406, 410, 420;
• Business Accounting 201;
• Criminal Justice 325;
• Psychology 202, 425;
• One course from PANM 205, Psychology 201/204 or Sociology 250
• One course from Sociology 314 or Criminal Justice 311
• Minimum of 15 hours of LAS courses at UTC.
• A minimum grade of a 2.5 GPA average in Legal Assistant Studies courses is required.Continuation and Graduation Standards:
In view of the nature of legal assistant studies and the fact that individual rights may be affected by individuals providing legal assistance, the following standards will be applied by the Legal Assistant Studies faculty:
- To progress in Legal Assistant Studies students are required to:
- maintain a 2.5 (4.0 = A)grade point average in all legal assistant courses, and;
- maintain an active liability insurance policy for the legal assistant practicum.
- If in the judgement of the faculty there is a reason to question the academic, emotional, ethical, or professional fitness of a student, the faculty have the right to make recommendations regarding continuation in the program.
- Students who fail legal assistant studies courses may not be allowed to progress in the program. Students may only repeat a Legal Assistant Studies course(s) one time.
Transfer Students
Transfer students majoring in Legal Assistant Studies must take a minimum of 15 hours from approved Legal Assistant Studies courses at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
