PARALEGAL
(1CAM)
Occupational Specialty
5J0X1
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Degree Requirements
| Occupational Specialty 5J0X1 |
| Degree Requirements |
| The journeyman (5) level must be held at the time of program completion. |
| Technical Education |
| (24 semester hours) A student must complete the Air Force paralegal apprentice
and craftsman courses to satisfy the technical core requirement. Courses listed
as Technical Electives may also be applied as program electives. Requests to
substitute comparable courses or to exceed specified semester hour values in
any subject or course must be approved in advance. See Technical Education Requirement. |
| Technical Core |
Max Sem Hours |
| Civil Law |
6 |
| *Ethics |
3 |
| International Law |
3 |
| Legal Claims and Tort Administration |
6 |
| Legal Claims and Tort Investigation |
3 |
| Legal Research/Writing |
3 |
| Military Justice |
6 |
| Non-Judicial Punishment |
3 |
| Paralegal Internship |
8 |
| Pre-Trial administration |
3 |
| Post-Trial Administration |
3 |
| Technical Electives |
Max Sem Hours |
| Computer Science |
6 |
| Contract Law |
3 |
| Criminal Law |
3 |
| Criminal Procedures |
3 |
| Environmental Law |
3 |
| Estate Planning and Probate |
3 |
| Evidence |
3 |
| Family Law/Domestic Relations |
3 |
| Law Office Administration |
3 |
| Law Office Supervision And Training |
3 |
| Legal Writing |
3 |
| Real Estate Law |
3 |
| Leadership, Management & Military Studies |
| (6 semester hours) Professional military education, civilian management
courses accepted in transfer and/or by testing credit. See page
19. |
| Physical Education (4 Semester Hours) |
| General Education |
| (18 semester hours) Applicable courses must meet the criteria for application
of courses to the general education requirement and agree with the definitions
of applicable courses starting on page
19. |
| Subject/Courses |
Sem Hours |
| Oral Communication |
3 |
| Speech |
| Written Communication |
3 |
| English Composition |
| Mathematics |
3 |
| Intermediate algebra or a college-level mathematics course
satisfying delivering institution’s mathematics graduation requirement—if
an acceptable mathematics course applies as technical or program elective,
you may substitute a natural science course for mathematics |
| Social Science |
3 |
| Anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, government,
history, political science, psychology, sociology |
| Humanities |
3 |
| Fine arts (criticism, appreciation, historical significance),
foreign language, literature, philosophy, religion |
| General Education Elective |
3 |
| A general education course selected from English composition,
mathematics, social science, humanities, or natural science. |
| Program Elective |
| (12 semester hours) Courses applying to technical education, LMMS or
general education requirements; natural science courses meeting general
education requirement application criteria; foreign language credit earned
at Defense Language Institute or through the Defense Language Proficiency
Test; maximum 9 SHs of CCAF degree-applicable technical course credit otherwise
not applicable to program of enrollment. |
*Must complete as part of degree program; may be applied as technical, humanities, or general education elective.
This degree program is approved by the American Bar Association. See Licensure and Certification section for certification
information.
NOTE: Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public except
as permitted by law.
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