Transfer Credit Policy for Acs Paralegal Studies Program

Approved by Academic Affairs September 28, 2004

The following procedures are adhered to regarding transfer credit of legal specialty courses to ensure program continuity, consistency, integrity, and quality:

• The Legal Studies Coordinator must review the students transcript, course description, course content, and course credit/contact hours. The course description, content, and credit hours must be comparable to program requirements for transfer credit to be granted.
• The Legal Studies Coordinator will review all transfer requests of legal specialty courses---including WECM and ABA approved courses.
• The Legal Studies Coordinator will interview the student to obtain an oral report of course content.
• A course grade of C is the minimum transfer requirement.
• The Legal Studies Coordinator will approve/disapprove legal specialty course transfer requests by completing required paperwork.
• The student will receive a copy of the approval/disapproval by mail.
• In accordance with ACs institutional policy, a transfer student must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours at Amarillo College.
• A student may transfer legal specialty courses consistent with institutional policies; however, as a requirement of the ABA approval, a student must complete a minimum of 18 hours of legal specialty courses at Amarillo College.

Paralegal Studies Credit by Exam Policy

Approved by Academic Affairs September 28, 2004

Paralegal Studies majors at Amarillo College may request credit by exam for a maximum of six (6) credit hours of legal specialty courses (LGLA prefix courses only). Interested students must contact the Legal Studies Coordinator prior to requesting credit by exam for legal specialty courses.

The student must score a minimum of 75 percent on the exam to receive credit for the course. If all terms are successfully completed, the Legal Studies Coordinator will award credit and submit necessary paperwork.