Certificate in Tribal Advocate/Paralegal: Courses

• Certificate
• Associate of Applied Science

The certificate in Tribal Advocate/Paralegal is available to students who have already met all the general education requirements. There are a total of 34 credit hours in the core legal studies program. Students begin in the summer session with Introduction to Legal Studies and Ethics. This is followed by 12 legal specialty credit hours in the fall and 16 legal specialty credit hours in the spring. An internship of 120 hours is completed the following summer session. Students who earn this certificate can apply for licensure to practice in the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court system as well as other tribal court systems.

Course Descriptions (89 KB PDF)
(Suggested Sequence)

Sophomore Year or Certificate in Tribal Advocate/Paralegal

Fall Semester 2008 (12 credits)

• LEG 202 Criminal Law (3)
• LEG 204* Civil Procedure (3)
• LEG 209* Legal Writing (3)
• LEG 211* Legal Research (3)

Spring Semester 2009 (16 credits)

• LEG 201* Introduction to Legal Studies (3)
• LEG 206* Constitution Law (3)
• LEG 207 Family Law (3)
• LEG 208* Property Law (3)
• LEG 210* Tribal Advocate (3)
• LEG 230 Contracts and Torts (3)

Summer Semester 2009(3 credits)

• LEG 231* Tribal Advocate/Paralegal Internship (3)

* Denotes a change from prior academic year