Colleges and Universities Offering Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies in Jamaica

Institutions Offering Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies

•  Excelsior Community College, Kingston   
  Admission criteria
  Applicants must fulfil one of the following criteria:
  (i) Passes in at least five (5) CSEC subjects, with grades I, II or III, including English Language and Mathematics*. NB: Grade III (after June 1998) is accepted .
  (ii) Passes in at least five (5) subjects in GCE O’Level including English Language and Mathematics*, with grades A, B or C.
  (iii) Mature student Entry. Applicants falling in this category must be over the age of twenty five (25) with a minimum of 2 years experience in the specialized area of the industry. Applicants will be accepted based on their employment portfolio as well as certificates of achievement, positions held along with job descriptions and community involvement.
  (iv) Equivalent qualification as determined by CCCJ.
  -Students without Mathematics will be required to sit an equivalence course.
  
  Course duration: 2 years
  
  Mode of study: Full time
  
  Course content
  -Introduction to Psychology
  -Civil Procedures
  -Fundamentals of Accounting
  -Legal Writing
  -Administrative Law
  -Civil Procedures II
  -Criminal Law
  -Communication 1
  -Administration and Trust Law
  -Fundamentals of the Legal Profession
  -Principles of Marketing
  -Real Property
  -Contract law
  -Communication 11
  -Caribbean Studies
  -Tort Law
  -Introduction to Human Resource Management
  -Family Law
  -Conveyance
  -Critical Thinking
  -Oral Communication
  -Foreign Language 1
•  The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Brown's Town  
  Course entry requirements
  (a) Holders of five (5) CXC or GCE ‘O’ Level passes or equivalent, not necessarily obtained at the same sitting, as follows:
  (i) English (A), and
  (ii) Mathematics or a foreign language, or an approved science (not Health Science), or additional Mathematics or Geography
  (iii) Three (3) other approved subjects not already counted above.
  (b) Persons over the age of 21 on the basis of their overall academic and professional attainments.
  (c) Holders of the approved certificates from the School of Continuing Studies, UWI with an acceptable pass in English Language
•  The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Kingston   
  Course entry requirements
  -Applicants should possess a minimum of five (5) subjects at the GCE or CSEC level (including the mandatory English Language and Mathematics) at grades A, B, C or 1, 2, 3 respectively. A CSEC pass at level 3 must have been obtained since 1998.
  
  -Candidates who have a minimum of 4 CXCs can also apply pending the outstanding CXC subjects or can opt to do UCC replacement courses Core Mathematics, English for Academic Purpose and Fundamentals of Accounting.

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