Byron Martin ATC

LEGAL EMPHASIS ASSOCIATE DEGREE

Associate of Applied Science Degree	Legal Emphasis Associate Degree	Medical Emphasis Associate Degree
Microcomputing Degree	Office Technology Degree	Software Degree
Faculty and Staff	Office Technology	Information Request

Offered at the Levelland Campus and Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center.

The curriculum for the two-year legal emphasis program is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills needed for employment in a legal office. Students who satisfactorily complete the prescribed curriculum will be eligible to receive an Associate of Applied Science degree.

Program advisor on the Levelland Campus is Susan Mills, assistant professor of office technology. Program advisor at the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center is Jeannie Coggins, assistant professor of office technology.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE

FIRST SEMESTER*
BUSI 1301	Introduction to Business	3
COSC 1401 or ITSC 1401	Intro. Computer & Info. Sciences or Introduction to Computers**	4
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
POFT 1325	Business Math/Machine App.	3
ITSW 1401	Intro. to Word Processing	4
	Total Semester Hours	17

*SECOND SEMESTER*
ENGL 1302	Composition II	3
ITSW 2431	Advanced Word Processing	4
POFL 1303	Legal Office Procedures	3
SPCH 1321	Business and Professional Speech	3
	Mathematics/Science***	3/4
	Total Semester Hours	16/17

*THIRD SEMESTER*
ACNT 1303	Introduction to Accounting I**	3
BUSG 1304	Personal Finance	3
ECON 2301 or ECON 1303	Principles of Macroeconomics or Survey of Economics	3
HRPO 1311	Human Relations	3
POFL 2301	Legal Document Processing	3
POFT 2312	Business Communications II	3
	Total Semester Hours	18

*FOURTH SEMESTER*
BUSG 2305	Business Law/Contracts	3
ITSW 2434	Advanced Spreadsheets	4
POFI 2331	Desktop Publishing	3
POFL 2286	Internship-Legal Admin. Assist.	2
POFT 2331	Administrative Systems	3
	Total Semester Hours	15

* Although not a requirement for this degree, students are strongly encouraged to take ORNT 0110 during the first semester of enrollment.
** Tech Prep related courses that may be articulated with high school.
*** Consult program advisor for proper choice of courses.

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South Plains College Advanced Technology Center
3201 Avenue Q , Lubbock, TX, 79411-2633 806-747-0576

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