Legal Support Professional - Law Office Foundation - Advanced Certificate

Fall First Year:

• OAT 151 - Business Communication I Credits: 3
• OAT 171 - Document Processing: Beginning Credits: 3

Winter First Year:

• ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ¹
• ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ¹

Fall Second Year:

• LSP 110W - Legal Ethics and Responsibilities of the Legal Assistant Credits: 3
• LSP 115 - Principles of Substantive Law Credits: 3
• MGT 251W - Business Law I Credits: 3

Winter Second Year:

• LSP 120 - Legal Research Credits: 1.5
• ELE – Elective Course Credits: 2 ¹
• ELE – Elective Course Credits: 2 ¹

Fall Third Year:

Winter Third Year:

• LSP 230 - Civil Litigation Credits: 3
• LSP 260 - Legal Support Internship I Credits: 1 ²
• LSP 280W - Legal Writing Credits: 1.5

Total Credits: 32

Notations

THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF A LADDERED PROGRAM. CREDITS MAY BE APPLIED TOWARDS COMPLETION OF A LAW OFFICE SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE.

1. A grade of “C” (2.0) or better is required for LSP 110W , LSP 115 , LSP 230 , LSP 280W , MGT 251W , OAT 151 , OAT 171  and all Elective courses.
2. Proficiency in keyboarding is required for successful completion of this program. If you are not proficient, take OAT 170  in your first semester.
3. OAT 171  Document Processing: Beginning requires OAT 170  Keyboarding with a “B” grade or better. A keyboarding waiver test is available for OAT 170 . Contact the BIT Division office, 989.686.9127, to arrange for the waiver test.
4. Satisfactory completion of OAT 172  requires 50 WPM. Workforce demands require at a minimum of 70 WPM. Therefore students may want to take OAT 273  Advanced Document Processing as an elective to increase their typing speed and accuracy.
5. Additional credits earned in LSP 261  or LSP 262  may be used as elective credits.
6. Many employers in the legal field require certain standards of prospective employees at the application stage. Job applications uniformly ask applicants if they have ever been arrested for any offense, either misdemeanor or felony. An affirmative response or finding on the part of a prospective employer may be grounds to deny employment.
   1. Approved elective courses include: HSC 105 , HSC 205W , LIB 195W , LSP 150 , LSP 210W , LSP 220 , LSP 235 , LSP 240 , LSP 250 , LSP 253 , MGT 256 , OAT 273 , PHL 205W  or PHL 210W .
   2. LSP 261  or LSP 262  can be taken in place of LSP 260  

Gainful Employment Disclosure

Delta College

Undergraduate certificate in Law Office Foundation - Advanced Certificate
Program Length: 18 months

Students graduating on time

N/A* of Title IV students complete the program within 18 months¹

*Fewer than 10 students enrolled in this program. This number has been withheld to preserve the confidentiality of the students.

Program Costs*

$3,866 for in-state tuition and fees

$6,053 for out-of-state tuition and fees

$1,600 for books and supplies

$6,183 for off-campus room and board

Other Costs:

No other costs provided.

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*The amounts shown above include costs for the entire program, assuming normal time to completion.
Note that this information is subject to change.

Students Borrowing Money

N/A* of students who attend this program borrow money to pay for it²

*Fewer than 10 students enrolled in this program. This number has been withheld to preserve the confidentiality of the students.

The typical graduate leaves with

N/A* in debt³

*Fewer than 10 students completed this program within normal time. This number has been withheld to preserve the confidentiality of the students.

The typical monthly loan payment

N/A* per month in student loans with N/A* interest rate⁴.

*Fewer than 10 students completed this program within normal time. This number has been withheld to preserve the confidentiality of the students.

The typical graduate earns

Not provided per year after leaving this program⁵

Graduates who got jobs

33% of program graduates got jobs according to the state job placement rate⁷

Program graduates are employed in the following fields:

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Licensure Requirements⁶

There are no licensure requirements for this profession in:

Michigan

Additional Information:

No additional notes provided.
 

Date Created: 6/16/2017

These disclosures are required by the U.S. Department of Education

Footnotes:

1. The share of students who completed the program within 100% of normal time (18 months).

2. The share of students who borrowed Federal, private, and/or institutional loans to help pay for college.

3. The median debt of borrowers who completed this program. This debt includes federal, private, and institutional loans.

4. The median monthly loan payment for students who completed this program if it were repaid over ten years at a NA* interest rate.

5. The median earnings of program graduates who received Federal aid.

6. Some States require students to graduate from a state approved program in order to obtain a license to practice a profession in those States.

7. State Job Placement Rate:

   Name of the state this placement rate is calculated for:

   Michigan

   Follow the link below to find out who is included in the calculation of this rate:

   http://www.michigancc.net/perkins/resources-guide.aspx

   What types of jobs were these students placed in?

   The job placement rate includes completers hired for: Any jobs
   Positions that recent completers were hired for include: n/a

   When were the former students employed?

   This rate is based on program completers who were already employed or within six months of completion

   How were completers tracked?

   Graduation application survey and follow up survey

8. Accreditor Job Placement Rate: N/A

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