LEG Associate In Applied Science

American Bar Association (ABA)

This program has been approved by the American Bar Association (ABA)
http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals

American Bar Association – Standing Committee on Legal Assistants
321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60611  Tel: (312) 988-5618

Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) Statement: Paralegals must work under the supervision of a licensed attorney and are not authorized to practice law in South Carolina (S.C. Code § 40-5-310). 

Transfer credits may be accepted from Legal Assistant/Paralegal programs that are ABA (American Bar Association) approved.  No more than 50% of the transferring student’s legal specialty courses may be transferred from another institution.  The courses must be substantially similar in substance to that of the course description contained within the College’s catalog.  However, no legal specialty courses will be transferable into FDTC, regardless of American Bar Association approval status, if the courses were completed by the student more than 5 years from the date of transfer.