Four Year Colleges With a Paralegal Degree

College of Mount St. Joseph

• Founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity, the College of Mount St. Joseph offers an associate and bachelor degrees, and a post-degree certificate in paralegal studies. In addition to general education classes, required coursework for all three options includes introductory courses on paralegalism, legal principles, corporate law, real estate law, litigation procedures, estates and probates, and legal research as well as paralegal internship experience or paralegal co-op experience. A minor in legal studies is also available.

  College of Mount St. Joseph

  5701 Delhi Rd.

  Cincinnati, OH 45233

  513-244-4952

  msj.edu

Mercy College-Dobbs Ferry

• Founded by the he Sisters of Mercy in 1950, Mercy College offers a bachelor of science in legal studies with a specialization in paralegal studies. In addition to general education requirements, students are required to take principles of management, introduction to legal studies, two legal research and writing courses, substantive law and document drafting, litigation and advanced seminar in paralegal studies. Mercy College also offers a bachelor of science in legal studies with a specialization in political science and a general bachelor of science in legal studies.

  Mercy College

  555 Broadway

  Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

  914-674-7441

  mercy.edu

New York City College of Technology

• Established in 1946, the New York City College of Technology (City Tech) offers an associate in applied science and a bachelor of science degree. In addition to general education requirements, both paralegal studies degrees require introduction to paralegal studies, civil law and procedure, two legal research courses, real estate, estates, trusts and wills, family law, legal document preparation and legal internship and seminar. Additional required courses for a B.S. are legal technology, advanced legal research or advanced legal internship and seminar and legal seminar. Opportunities are available for students to work pro bono in an elder law clinic, an immigration clinic and a divorce clinic.

  New York City College of Technology/CUNY

  300 Jay St., Room N-622

  Brooklyn, NY 11201

  718-260-5124

  citytech.cuny.edu

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

• Founded in 1840 by the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is the oldest Catholic liberal arts college for women in the United States. Its paralegal studies program offers an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree and a post-degree certificate. All three options require law, ethics and society, legal research, legal communication, interviewing and investigation, computers in the law, theories of liability, commercial transactions, civil litigation, advanced legal research and writing and legal practicum. It also offers a minor in paralegal studies.

  Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

  1 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

  Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876

  812-535-5151

  smwc.edu