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Legal Office Administration Concentration

Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Major

Legal office administration prepares the student to work in the legal field as a legal office administrator. The program takes a balanced approach, offering practical preparation in basic office systems skills and office management as well as legal office work. Liberal arts courses help prepare well-rounded, ethical, competent Christian people for the legal area.

Keyboarding skills: Students who complete keyboarding in high school take a placement exam to determine a course best suited for their skill. Required courses waived by placement exam must be replaced with other business electives.

Academic Requirements: Students must have at least a “C” in all office administration courses. A minor must be completed.

Academic Program Fee: $90 per semester or $22.50 per payment.

Recommended Course Sequence

FallSpringFreshman

BI	101	New Testament Survey	2
CL	101	Student Success Seminar	0
CS	101	Introduction to Microcomputer Applications	1
EN	101	English Grammar and Composition	3
HI	101	History of Civilization	3
OA	101	Beginning Keyboarding	4
SP	101	Fundamentals of Speech	3
Total Hours			16

BI	102	New Testament Survey	2
EN	102	English Grammar and Composition	3
HI	102	History of Civilization	3
OA	201	Intermediate Keyboarding	4
PE		PE Activity Elective	1
SP	102	Fundamentals of Speech	3

Total Hours			16

FallSpringSophomore

BA	220	Business English	3
BI	201	Old Testament Survey	2
EN	201	English Literature	3
OA	213	Survey of Accounting	3
PE		PE Activity Elective	1
		Minor or Electives	3
Total Hours			15

BI	202	Old Testament Survey	2
EN	202	American Literature	3
MA	111	College Mathematics	3
OA	210	Filing and Records Management	2
OA	214	Survey of Accounting	3
OA	241	Legal Terminology	3
Total Hours			16

FallSpringJunior

BA	201	Business Law	3
BI	374	Apologetics: Origins	1
BI	375	Genesis: Foundations	1
OA	215	Beginning Speedwriting	3
PL	304	American Government	3
PR	306	Interpersonal Relationships	3
		Minor or Elective	2
Total Hours			16

BI/BB		Bible or Bible Background Elective‡	2
OA	311	WordPerfect	3
OA	318	Office Procedures	3
SC/MA		Science/Mathematics Elective	3
		Minor or Electives	5

Total Hours			16

FallSpringSenior

BI/BB		Bible or Bible Background Elective‡	2
OA	301	Advanced Keyboarding	4
OA	341	Legal Keyboarding	3
SP	410	Oral Communication in the Professions	2
		Social Science Elective	3
		Minor or Elective	3
Total Hours			17

BA	403	Business Communications	3
BI/BB		Bible or Bible Background Elective‡	2
OA	344	Machine Transcription for Legal Office	4
OA	411	Information Systems	3
OA	418	Office Administration	3
OA	448	Legal Office Practicum	1
Total Hours			16

‡ At least 2 hours out of 6 hours of BI/BB electives must have a BI course number.