Founded in 1897, Bay Path College is a private residential undergraduate women's college with graduate programs for women and men. Its main campus is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Bay Path College offers a Bachelor of Science in legal studies, a Bachelor of Arts in legal studies, an Associate in Science in paralegal studies and a certificate in advanced paralegal studies. An internship is mandatory for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Associate in Science and recommended for the certificate. Courses required for the certificate in advanced paralegal studies are introduction to the American legal system, principles of litigation, legal research and writing, computer assisted legal research, tort law and real estate law. Other requirements vary by degree.
Bay Path College
588 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
413-565-1000
baypath.edu
Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Elms College offers an Associate of Arts, a certificate of advanced paralegal studies and a Bachelor of Arts in its paralegal studies department. It also offers a separate Bachelor of Arts with a dual major in paralegal studies and social work, also known as a social services paralegal degree. A minor in paralegal studies is also available. An internship is mandatory for the major in either bachelor's degrees. The internship is elective for the associate degree and the certificate. Students in all program options must take two three-credit introduction to legal studies courses, principles of litigation, computer assisted legal research, law office computer applications and advanced research and writing. Other requirements vary by degree or certificate.
Elms College
291 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
413-265-2300
elms.edu
Founded in 1877 and chartered in 1957, the University of Hartford is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational institution. Its main campus is in West Hartford, Connecticut, approximately 24 miles southwest of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The University of Hartford paralegal studies program offers an Associate in Science, a Bachelor of Science and a paralegal certificate. An internship is mandatory for the Bachelor of Science and strongly recommended for the paralegal certificate. Students may customize the paralegal certificate with a concentration in areas such as litigation, business law or legal nurse consulting. Introduction to the legal system, ethics and professional responsibility for paralegals, legal research and writing and technology in law are required for all program options. Other requirements vary by degree or certificate.
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117
860-768-5467
hartford.edu