LEGAL OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ATA DEGREE

(2006-2007 Catalog)

Paralegal Transfer – The first year can be completed at Olympic College, Bremerton and Shelton. Poulsbo students will have to take some courses in Bremerton.

For paralegal/legal assistant transfer, please refer to the following for program information and requirements:

Edmonds Community College: http://legal.edcc.edu/

Highline Community College: http://flightline.highline.edu/paralegal/

Pierce College, Puyallup: http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/programs/programlist03-05/law.php3#asso2

Tacoma Community College: http://www.tacomacc.edu/academics/areasofstudy/paralegal.aspx

South Puget Sound Community College: http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/programs_of_study/paralegal_ata_degree.html

University of Washington – available in Seattle, Tacoma, and online:

http://www.extension.washington.edu/ext/certificates/pas/pas_gen.asp

For the Upside Down Degree at The Evergreen State College (bachelors degree completion), see http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/UpsideDown.htm  TESC accepts the two-year ATA Legal Office Professional degree.

Recommended Transferable Electives (9):

Foreign Language

ENGL 104 Technical Writing

HISTORY (American)

PHIL 120 Logic

BSEC 101 Intro. to Business

Recommended Nontransferable Electives (14):

(These do transfer to The Evergreen State College upon completion of the ATA degree. Some will transfer as restricted elective credit to the other institutions noted. Please consult an advisor there.)

BMGMT 105 – Intro. to Financial Planning

BMGMT 145 – Business Ethics

BMGMT 147 – Human Resource Management

BMGMT 183 – Negotiations

CMPTR 150 – Survey of Microcomputer PCs

CMPTR 131 – Introduction to MS Outlook

COOP 111/121+ – Coop Seminar and Coop Work Experience

GEN-S 110 – Research in the Information Age

MOA 112 – Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics

MOA 160-161 – Medical Terminology

OFTEC 110/111/115 – Keyboarding (60+ words per minute goal)

OFTEC 112 – Document Processing

OFTEC 121 – Practical Accounting

OFTEC 152 – MS Excel Specialist

OFTEC 162 – General Office Procedures

Advising at Olympic College:
Nancy Bermea – Business 213 – nbermea@oc.ctc.edu
Tia Hudson – Business 211 – thudson@oc.ctc.edu