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Mark Barker
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last updated 12/01/06
Online Course Requirements

CVTC offers Paralegal courses in a variety of options:

  • Traditional classroom courses
  • Distance Education format which is Internet/Online courses
  • Evening and weekend courses

All of the paralegal courses are available on the Internet.

You may NOT take all of your courses online. The American Bar Association (“ABA”) requires that a least four of your legal specialty courses (12 credits) be in a traditional classroom.

CVTC has identified the following courses as legal specialty courses.

REQUIRED COURSES:

SELECTIVES:

110-101

Introduction to Paralegalism and Legal Ethics

110-106

Family Law

110-102

Civil Litigation I

110-110

Real Estate Law

110-103

Civil Litigation II

110-114

Administration of Estates

110-104

Legal Research

110-115

Administrative Law

110-105

Legal Writing

110-122

Debtor/Creditor Relations

110-107

Legals Aspects of Business Organizations

110-142

Paralegal Internship

 

 

110-160

Employment Law

 

 

110-168

Criminal Law

 

 

110-170

Contract Law

 

 

110-180

Elder Law

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Examinations for Online Courses

The ABA requires that all online legal specialty courses have proctored examinations.  Every legal specialty class will have proctored cumulative midterm and final examinations. The student may take the examinations in the Paralegal Department by arrangement with the instructor at the Eau Claire campus.  Students who are unable to take examinations in Eau Claire are required to inquire about a suitable proctor at a nearby technical college or other educational institution and provide the name and telephone number of the institution to their instructor so that proctoring arrangements can be made. The student must complete all examinations in one session; students may not start the examination, leave, and return later to complete the examination.

Library Facilities for Online Courses

The ABA requires learner to have access to a library containing the following materials available in hard copy:

  • The code for the state in which the institution is located
  • The reporter for the state in which the institution is located or the regional reporter which includes the state in which the institution is located (for the preceding 25 years)
  • Current digests for the state in which the institution is located or the regional digests which includes the state in which the institution is located (for the preceding 25 years)
  • Texts, practice manuals and form books in all areas of instruction
  • Local and state bar journals and appropriate legal periodicals
  • Texts on the role of the legal assistant/paralegal and materials on the legal profession
  • Law dictionaries

The library must also contain the following materials, either in hard copy or through computer technology:

  • Shepard’s Citations for the state in which the institution is located or regional Shepard’s Citations for the state in which the institution is located
  • Current legal encyclopedia (C.J.S. or Am. Jr.)

Students enrolled in online courses are required to locate a nearby library meeting these requirements. Good choices include county law libraries (found in the courthouse), universities, law schools and technical colleges with paralegal programs.

If students are not able to use CVTC’s library, students should inquire at the library they plan to use and obtain the librarian’s signature on a checklist provided by CVTC’s Paralegal Program.

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