B.S.I.S. Administrative/Community Services Concentration

Students may select between two tracks for the administrative/community services concentration (ADMS): Track 1: Administrative; Track 2: Legal Assistant Certificate. In Track 2, students earn an American Bar Association-approved Legal Assistant Certificate along with a B.S.I.S. or associate degree.

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Adult Degree Program ADMS Track 1: Administrative Required Courses	Course Credits	Total Required Credits
General Education Requirements		69
Admin/Community Svcs Concentration (Track 1):*		51
Administrative/Business (select ten courses)		30
MPAC 200 Survey of Accounting	3
MPEC 200 Survey of Economics	3
MPFI 300 Survey of Finance	3
MPMG 300W Survey of Management	3
MPMK 300 Survey of Marketing	3
MPBL 352 Legal Environment of Business	3
MPMG 470 Negotiation/Conflict Resolution	3
MPMG 471 Advertising/Public Relations	3
MPMG 472 Leadership: Paradigms & Roles	3
MPMG 473 Human Resource Management	3
MPPI 401 Business Ethics	3
Other Required Courses (select at least six courses)		18
MPCN 350 Small-Group Process (recommended)	3
MPCS 453W Writing in the Professions	3
MPHR 361 The Injured and Absent Employee	3
MPPG 301 Employment Law (recommended)	3
Counseling Foundations (MPCN)
Legal Assistant (MPPG)
Capstone Course		3
MPIS 401 Senior Capstone	3
General Electives**		8
Total Required Credits		128

Adult Degree Program ADMS Track 2: Legal Assistant Certificate Required Courses	Course Credits	Total Required Credits
General Education Requirements		69
Admin/Community Services Concentration (Track 2):		51
Legal Assistant Courses		30
MPPG 121 Introduction to Legal Assistants	3
MPPG 226 Business Associations	3
MPPG 227 Estates and Trusts	3
MPPG 228 Real Estate Law	3
MPPG 229 Litigation	3
MPPG 300 Business Law for Paralegals	3
MPPG 304 Family Law	3
MPPG 306 Debtor-Creditor Law	3
MPPG 301 Employment Law or MPPG 307 Criminal Law	3
MPPG 323 Legal Research and Writing	3
Administrative/Business		18
MPAC 200 Survey of Accounting	3
MPEC 200 Survey of Economics	3
MPMG 300W Survey of Management	3
Elective Credits within Concentration:*** MPCS 453W Writing in the Professions (3) MPHR 361 Injured and Absent Employee (3) MPPI 401 Business Ethics (3) Administrative/Business (various prefixes) Counseling Foundations (MPCN)	9
Capstone Course		3
MPIS 401 Senior Capstone	3
General Electives**		8
Total Required Credits		128

* Acceptable transfer work in business, education, and legal assistant courses may apply to the 51 required credits in Track 1.
** Credits chosen to enhance required courses.
*** Other electives may apply; see department advisor for details.