Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
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Law Enforcement
Paralegal Studies
Bilingual Judicial
Interpreter
Community College of Rhode Island offers a degree program for individuals
interested in a career in law enforcement and for those currently working in
the field. The program is designed to give students a background in academic
courses as well as specialized training.
Students who successfully complete this program will receive an Associate
in Science (A.S.) degree.
| Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Class Hours |
Lab Hours |
Prerequisites |
Recommended
Sequence |
| SPCH 1100 |
Oral Communication I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| COMI 1100 |
Introduction to Computers |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 1010 |
Criminal Law |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 1000 |
Introduction to Law Enforcement |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 1020 |
Administration of Justice |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 2050 |
Law of Contracts |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
| MATH |
Any 1000 level |
3 |
3 or 4 |
0 |
Placement test |
2 |
| ENGL 1010 |
Composition I (or ENGL 1050) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Placement test |
2 |
| LAWS 1030 |
Criminalistics I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
| LAWS 2030 |
Criminal Law and the Constitution |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
PSYC 1030
OR
PSYC 2010 |
Psychology of Personal Adjustment
General Psychology |
3
3 |
3
3 |
0
0 |
|
3
3 |
| LAWS 1040 |
Criminalistics II |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| LAWS 2010 |
Law of Evidence |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| |
Elective |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| SOCS 1010 |
General Sociology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| LAWS 2000 |
Constitutional Law |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| SOCS 2300 |
Criminology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| LAWS 2040 |
Law and Society |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| |
Elective |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| |
Elective |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| |
|
60 |
60-61 |
1 |
|
|
The three elective courses must be taken from the
following courses:
- LAWS 1050, LAWS 1060, LAWS
1090, LAWS 2100, LAWS 2060, LAWS 2070, LAWS 2090
- ENGL 1200, ENGL 1230, ENGL
1250, ENGL 1290
- any one semester history
course
- POLS 1010, POLS 2030
- PSYC 1970, PSYC 2020
- SOCS 2030, SOCS 2050
- HMNS 1040
- BUSN 2050
- SPAN 1230
Community College of Rhode Island offers a degree program for individuals
interested in a career as a legal assistant. Graduates of the program will have
the option of entering the work force as a trained paralegal or continuing their
education by transferring to a college offering a baccalaureate degree program
in paralegal studies.
Students who successfully complete this program will receive an Associate
in Science (A.S.) degree.
|
Course No. |
Course
Title |
Credits |
Class Hours |
Lab Hours |
Prerequisites |
Recommended
Sequence |
|
General Education Requirements |
| ENGL 1010 |
Composition I (or ENGL 1050) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Placement Test |
1 |
COMI 1100
OR
COMI |
Introduction to Computers
Three one-credit computer modules* |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
| COMI 1640 |
Introduction to Word Processing (5 wks.) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
BUSN 1220
OR
BUSN 1290 |
QuickBooks (5 wks.)
Peachtree Accounting for Windows (5 wks.) |
1
1 |
2
2 |
2
2 |
|
2 |
| BUSN 1300 |
Timeslips (5 wks.) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
| SPCH 1100 |
Oral Communication I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
| ENGL |
Any literature course |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| MATH |
Any 1000 level |
3 |
3 or 4 |
0 |
Placement test |
3 |
| PSYC 2010 |
General Psychology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| |
Arts and Humanities (elective)** |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| |
General Elective *** |
3 or 4 |
3 or 4 |
0 |
|
4 |
| Major
Requirements |
|
|
| LAWS 1080 |
Introduction to Paralegal Studies |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 2050 |
Law of Contracts |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 1020 |
Administration of Justice |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 2060 |
Law of Property, Estates & Trusts |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
| LAWS 2010 |
Law of Evidence |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
| LAWS 2000 |
Constitutional Law |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| LAWS 2020 |
Basic Civil Procedures for Paralegals |
3 |
3 |
0 |
LAWS 1020 and LAWS 1080 or permission of instructor |
3 |
| LAWS 2070 |
Law of Business Organization |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
| LAWS |
Law Elective**** |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| LAWS 2090 |
Legal Research and Writing |
4 |
5 |
0 |
LAWS 1080 and 24 credit hours earned or permission of
instructor |
4 |
| LAWS 2100 |
Law of Torts |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
| |
|
61-62 |
65-67 |
7 |
|
|
* Three one-credit modules from the following choices:
COMI 1645, COMI 1650, COMI 1420, COMI 1430, or COMI
1432
** Choose a course from Fine
Arts (Arts, Music, or Theater), Foreign
Language, History, or
Philosophy
*** Students may choose the general elective from
computer science, liberal arts,
political science, or any other
law class
**** Choose from Laws 1010, Laws 2030, or Laws 2040
Community College of Rhode Island offers a certificate program for individuals
interested in a career as a bilingual judicial interpreter and for those currently
working in the field. The program is designed to give students specialized training
in preparation for the certification examination to be given by the Rhode Island
state court system.
Students who successfully complete the program will receive
an academic certificate.
|
Course No. |
Course
Title |
Credits |
Class Hours |
Lab Hours |
Prerequisites |
Recommended
Sequence |
| LAWS 1020 |
Administration of Justice |
3 |
3 |
0 |
* |
1 |
| LAWS 1090 |
Criminal Procedure in Rhode Island Courts |
3 |
3 |
0 |
LAWS 1020* |
2 |
| LAWS 1100 |
Translation and Interpretation I (Spanish) |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
1 |
| LAWS 1110 |
Translation and Interpretation II (Spanish) |
6 |
6 |
0 |
LAWS 1100 |
2 |
| LIBA 1010 |
Cooperative Work Experience I |
4 |
1 |
3 |
LAWS 1020
LAWS 1090
LAWS 1100
LAWS 1110 |
3 |
| |
|
22 |
13 |
3 |
|
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*courses may be waived by department chair based upon student's employment
experience
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Items
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