Curriculum

Baccalaureate Course:
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Paralegal Studies
Arellano University (4 years or 40 months)

• First Year, First Semester
  
  • Refresher / Remedial English (Grammar, Composition, Syntax and Style / Topography), non-credit -- (3 units)
    
  • Introduction to the Paralegal Profession and the Philippine Legal and Judicial System (Paralegal 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Overview of Philippine Laws I (Law 1) -- 5 units
    
  • Legal Hermeneutics and Legal Philosophy (Paralegal 2) -- 2 units
    
  • Legal Forms, Conveyance and Document Authentication (Paralegal 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Methods of Research and Legal Bibliographies (Paralegal 4) -- 3 units
    
  • Law Office Management I (Paralegal 5) -- 3 units
    
  • Physical Education I (PE 1) -- 2 units
    
  • National Service Training Program I -- (1.5 units)
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    21 units (+ 4.5 units)
    
   
  
• First Year, Second Semester
  
  • Overview of Philippine Law II (Law 2) -- 5 units
    
  • Obligations and Contracts (Law 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Property and Land Registration (Law 4) -- 3 units
    
  • Corporations and Partnerships and Other Commercial Laws (Law 5) -- 3 units
    
  • Remedial Law I, Rules of Procedure in Civil and Criminal cases and before quasi-judicial bodies (Law 6) -- 5 units
    
  • Ethics of the Paralegal Profession (Paralegal 6) -- 2 units
    
  • Physical Education II (PE 2) -- 2 units
    
  • National Service Training Program II -- (1.5 units)
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    23 units (+ 1.5 units)
    
   
  
• First Year, Summer
  
  • Computer/Electronic Research (Paralegal 7) -- 3 units
    
  • Legal Writing (Paralegal 8) -- 5 units
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    8 units
    
   
  
• Second Year, First Semester
  
  • Introduction to Accounting for Paralegals (Paralegal 9) -- 3 units
    
  • Criminal Law (Law 7) -- 3 units
    
  • Persons, Family Relations and Successions (Law 8) -- 3 units
    
  • Political and Administrative Law (Law 9) -- 3 units
    
  • The Laws on Commercial and Investment Banking and on the Securities Markets (Law 10) -- 3 units
    
  • Labor and Social Legislation (Law 11) -- 3 units
    
  • Law Office Management II (Paralegal 10) -- 3 units
    
  • Physical Education III (PE 3) -- 2 units
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    23 units
    
   
  
• Second Year, Second Semester
  
  • Practicum I, Pleading Writing (Paralegal 11) -- 5 units
    
  • Practicum II, Legal Research (Paralegal 12) -- 5 units
    
  • Practicum III, Jurisprudence Evaluation and Trial Practice (Paralegal 13) -- 5 units
    
  • Basic Stenography (Stenography 1) -- 5 units
    
  • Physical Education 4 (P.E. 4) -- 2 units
    
  • Basic Typewriting (Typing 1) -- (3 units)
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    22 units (+3 units)
    
   
  
• Second Year, Summer
  
  • Basic Computer (Computer Hls.) -- 3 units
    
  • Communications Skills 1 (English 1) -- 3 units
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    6 units
    
   
  
• Third Year, First Semester
  
  • College Math & Algebra (Math 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Philippine History (History 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Stenographic Dictation (Stenography 2) -- 3 units
    
  • Advance Computer -- 3 units
    
  • Principles of Economics with Taxation and Land Reform (Economics 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Social Science I (Social Science 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Principles of Management (Management 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Communication Skills II (English 2) -- 3 units
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    24 units
    
   
  
• Third Year, Second Semester
  
  • Logic (Philosophy 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Survey & Rdg. of Phil. Literature (English 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Social Science 2 (Social Science 2) -- 3 units
    
  • Stenographic Dictation (Stenography 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Sining ng Pakikipagtalastasan (Filipino 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Principles of Marketing (Marketing 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Introduction to Taxation (Taxation 1) -- 3 units
    
   
  
• Fourth Year, First Semester
  
  • World Literature (English 4) -- 3 units
    
  • Panitikang Pilipino (Filipino 2) -- 3 units
    
  • Physical Science (Principle of Science 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Rizal’s Life & Works (Social Science 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Math of Investment (Math 2) -- 3 units
    
  • Personnel & Supervisory Management (Management 2) -- 3 units
    
  • Foundations of Accounting, Part I (Accounting 1) -- 6 units
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    24 units
    
   
   
  
• Fourth Year, Second Semester
  
  • General Psychology (Psychology 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Biological Science (Principles of Science 2) -- 3 units
    
  • Marketing Management (Management 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Principle of money & Credit (Finance 1) -- 3 units
    
  • Quantitave Techniques (Math 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Retorika (Filipino 3) -- 3 units
    
  • Foundations of Acctg, Part II (Accounting 2) -- 6 units