Course Descriptions

This course will introduce the student to laws relating to estate planning, the administration of estates (both testate and intestate), and the establishment and administration of trusts. Emphasis will be placed on the practicalities of estate law including interview techniques, preparation of wills, trusts and administrative documents, and filing requirements and proceduresPrerequisite: Take PLG-100 and PLG-125 with a Minimum Grade of C-.

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to introduce the student to the federal and state court system and offer instruction in civil litigation procedures commencing from the initial client interview and file organization to the trial and any subsequent appeals. It will include instruction on procedures authorized under the New York Civil Practice Law & Rules and special emphasis will be placed on the content and preparation of documents used in civil law suits.Prerequisite: Take PLG-100 and PLG-125 with a Minimum Grade of C-.

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to give the student an introduction to the principles of personal injury law. Topics to be covered include: negligence, assault, battery, and false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, trespass to land, trespass to chattel, conversion, defamation, strict product liability, and professional malpractice. Emphasis will be placed on the role of a paralegal in personal injury litigation with preparation and discussion of pertinent documents and filing issues.Prerequisite: Take PLG-100 and PLG-125 with a Minimum Grade of C-.

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course provides the student with the opportunity to gain practical work experience under the supervision of an attorney or experienced paralegal in day-to-day, on-site office work. The student must complete a minimum of 128 hours of internship work at the internship site during the semester, which may be a public or private law office, corporate or government legal department, abstract company, or other appropriate law-related site. It will be the student's responsibility to secure an internship site with the help of the program director. During the semester, the student must attend three internship seminar sessions in which issues regarding the student's experiences and the paralegal profession will be discussed. Students will also do an oral presentation and write a paper describing their internship experiences. Prerequisites: Attendance at an orientation session held the semester before the internship, completion of 30 credit hours at least nine of which must be paralegal classes including PLG 100 and PLG 125 with a grade of 'C-' or better and an overall grade point average of 2.50. Internships are subject to the approval of program director as well as availabilityPrerequisite: Take PLG-100 and PLG-125 with a Minimum Grade of C- and

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of bankruptcy law and its practical applications from both the debtor and creditor perspectives. Topics to be covered include: review of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and New York State Bankruptcy Laws, individual liquidation and reorganization, business liquidation and reorganization, the bankrupt estate, property exemptions, automatic stay and discharge. The student will have the opportunity to analyze a hypothetical financial situation and prepare a bankruptcy petition.Prerequisite: Take PLG-100 and PLG-125 with a Minimum Grade of C-.

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This hybrid course provides students who are unable to complete a traditional internship with the opportunity to experience life in a law firm through simulation. The students will meet with the instructor weekly to discuss issues pertaining to the paralegal profession. The first meeting will be on campus; all future weekly meeting will be via webinars. Further, the students will be assigned work which will simulate the types of assignments a paralegal will receive in the workplace. In this course, the instructor will assume the role of an internship supervisor. During the week, the students will be required to check in with the instructor / supervisor on a regular basis regarding assignments which will be provided online. During the semester, the student will be required to complete a total of 96 hours of internship work which may include, but is not limited to the preparation of the following: resumes, letters, court documents, billing sheets, real estate documentation, and living wills. Further, all students will be required to interview 8 paralegals and prepare a report on their experience. All work will provided and completed under the guidance of the instructor / supervisor.

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

• Paralegal
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course introduces foundational nursing concepts to provide safe, patient-centered care. The student will focus on providing safe patient-centered care, utilizing beginning clinical judgment to meet the basic needs of patients and families across the lifespan. The student's training will include principles of safe medication administration., Co-requisite: Corequisite: BIO-171 and ENG-101

• Practical Nursing
• 7 Credit(s)
• (5-6) Contact Hour(s)

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and families experiencing common physical/mental health problems. The student will focus on the professional nursing role in developing clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and interventions to provide safe patient-centered care to patients with acute and chronic health problems across the lifespan.Prerequisite: Take PN-101 with a Minimum Grade of C, Co-requisite: Corequsite: BIO-172 or PSY-100.

• Practical Nursing
• 7 Credit(s)
• (4-9) Contact Hour(s)

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and childbearing families experiencing acute and chronic physical health problems across the lifespan. The student will use clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and interventions to provide safe patient-centered care.Prerequisite: Take PN-101 and PN-102 with a Minimum Grade of C.

• Practical Nursing
• 4 Credit(s)
• (4) Contact Hour(s)