Bachelors of Science in Paralegal
Important Dates

08/11/2008 - Fall Quarter Registration Begins
08/11/2008 - Early Start - MBA Program
09/29/2008 - Fall Quarter Begins
11/10/2008 - Winter Quarter Registration Begins
11/17/2008 - Early Start - MBA Program
01/05/2009 - Winter Quarter Begins

Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal Studies


What can you look forward to with a bachelors’ degree in paralegal studies?

  • Employment in a growing, high-paying sector of the job market
  • A lifetime of career opportunities
  • Working closely with attorneys in a legal environment.

Do you need a bachelors’ degree to be a paralegal?

In law offices, corporations and government agencies, paralegals are assuming higher levels of responsibility. For that reason, many employers require paralegal job candidates to have bachelors’ degrees. Legal assistants and paralegals with four-year degrees tend to make more money than those without.

A two-year Associate in Paralegal Studies degree can serve as an entry to the field, however, and will transfer smoothly to our bachelors’ degree program.

Advanced legal studies, skills training, liberal arts

At Globe University/Minnesota School of Business, your instructors will be attorneys and paralegals. You will receive the legal studies and skills training you need to be effective from the first day on the job.

The paralegal bachelors’ degree program at GU/MSB includes, in addition to legal studies and specialized skills training, 55 credits in the liberal arts, key to the development of analytical and inferential reasoning and an understanding of how our legal system operates in a diverse society.

Just a few legal topics covered in paralegal courses required for the bachelors’ degree program:

  • Legal research
  • Real estate law
  • Torts
  • Criminal law
  • Constitutional issues
  • Legal ethics
  • Family law
  • Law office management
  • Interviewing and investigation
  • Corporate business structures
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Contracts

In every course you take as you earn your Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, you will enhance your communication skills and focus on practical, hands-on problem solving. As you near the end of your program, you will prepare for a paralegal internship, where you will have the opportunity to put your classroom learning to work and add to your network of professional relationships. Contact a representative for detailed information about the program.

Lifetime career growth

Law firms, businesses, the military, non-profits and government agencies all rely on paralegals to provide law-related services. As a Globe University/Minnesota School of Business graduate you will have the benefit of lifetime career services. Your Bachelors’ degree in Paralegal Studies will also serve as an excellent base for a law degree or MBA.

Credit for work experience, military training and previous college work

We respect the experience our students bring to the classroom. Depending on your specific situation, you may be eligible for college credit for work experience or credit for military training, and may be able to apply previous college work to your Bachelor of Science in Paralegal degree requirements.

More information

Bachelors’ and associate in paralegal degree degrees can be earned online and at Globe University/Minnesota School of Business college locations in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul area) – Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Woodbury, Plymouth and Richfield; Rochester, Shakopee, St. Cloud and Fargo-Moorhead (MN); Sioux Falls (SD); and Eau Claire (WI).

If you would like to find out more GU/MSB, please contact us. A representative will answer your questions, invite you to visit campus and help you with the entire admissions process. More information is also available about other legal sciences programs, including the Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma program and the Criminal Justice program.