Program: Legal Studies (Paralegal) BA Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jul 06, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshman

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course
General Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.
LGL 381 - Introduction to Paralegalism 3 hrs.
LGL 383 - Legal Research 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

BLKS 301 - Introduction to Black Studies 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
ENG 200 - Introduction to Drama 3 hrs.
ENG 201 - Introduction to Fiction 3 hrs.
ENG 202 - Introduction to Poetry 3 hrs. or
ENG 222 - Poetry Writing I 3 hrs.
ENG 312 - Postcolonial Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 372 - African-American Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 350 - Survey of British Literature I 3 hrs. or
ENG 351 - Survey of British Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 370 - Survey of American Literature I 3 hrs. or
ENG 371 - Survey of American Literature II 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 2:

ACC 200 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 hrs.
BA 200 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 hrs.
CJ 330 - Criminal Law 3 hrs.
CJ 430 - Criminal Procedure 3 hrs.
CJ 463 - Family Law 3 hrs.
PS 380 - Introduction to Law in American Society 3 hrs.
PS 480 - United States Constitutional Law 3 hrs.
PS 481 - The American Judicial Process 3 hrs.
PS 484 - Administrative Law 3 hrs.
PS 485 - International Law 3 hrs.
PS 488 - Women and the Law 3 hrs.
PS 489 - U. S. Supreme Court and Civil Liberties 3 hrs.
REI 340 - Real Estate Law 3 hrs.
Any LGL course not previously selected

2nd semester (15 hours)

LGL 388 - Commercial Skills for Paralegals 3 hrs.
LGL 420 - Property Law 3 hrs. or
LGL 387 - Title Searching and Loan Document Preparation 3 hrs.
Minor 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

LGL 385 - Law Office Computing and Management 3 hrs.
Minor 3 hrs.
Select 2 LGL (300-400 level) courses not previously selected

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
ECO 305 - Economic Issues 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PS 201 - Great Issues of Politics 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.
SOC 360 - Globalization 3 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

Select 1:

BLKS 301 - Introduction to Black Studies 3 hrs.
ENG 200 - Introduction to Drama 3 hrs.
ENG 201 - Introduction to Fiction 3 hrs.
ENG 202 - Introduction to Poetry 3 hrs. or
ENG 222 - Poetry Writing I 3 hrs.
ENG 312 - Postcolonial Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 350 - Survey of British Literature I 3 hrs. or
ENG 351 - Survey of British Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 370 - Survey of American Literature I 3 hrs. or
ENG 371 - Survey of American Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 372 - African-American Literature 3 hrs.
FLM 170 - Introduction to Film Studies 3 hrs.
HIS 201 - Survey of United States History to 1877 3 hrs.
HIS 202 - Survey of United States History since 1877 3 hrs.
WGS 301 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3 hrs.