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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes an interactive, communicative approach to beginning Spanish. Learners develop speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills, so they are capable of expressing their own ideas with confidence in real life situations. Students also learn about the culture of the Spanish-speaking world, because culture is an integral part of language learning and successful communication.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes an interactive, communicative approach to beginning Spanish. Learners continue to develop speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills, so they are capable of expressing their own ideas with confidence in real life situations. Students continue to learn about the culture of the Spanish-speaking world, because culture is an integral part of language learning and successful communication. Previous study of beginning Spanish is strongly suggested.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with the fundamentals of American Sign Language. It focuses on functional conversational skills by understanding how signs are used in a sentence, how a sign form is influenced by the sign that precedes or follows, and learning how sign movements can be modified to change meaning. This course also includes the use of facial expressions to produce meaning. The class stresses how language is used in context and explains how to converse in American Sign Language.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds upon the functional conversational skills that are introduced in American Sign Language I. The class discusses deaf culture and issues related to cross-cultural communication. American Sign Language II introduces ASL linguistic and sentence structure. This course also introduces new vocabulary and key concepts of ASL. Prerequisite: LANG1403.
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4.00 Credits
This course meets Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) goal area 8. This course emphasizes an interactive, communicative approach to learning Spanish. Students develop proficiency in speaking, listening, writing and reading skills, so they are capable of expressing their own ideas with confidence in real life situations. Students develop and demonstrate knowledge of the culture of the Spanish-speaking world, because culture is an integral part of language learning and successful communication. Previous Spanish study of at least two semesters is strongly suggested. Prerequisite: College level reading score on a placement test or a minimum grade of "C" in College PrepReading (READ0355).
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3.00 Credits
This course meets Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) goal area 8. This course provides meaningful contexts for students to hone their speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities in Spanish. It reviews and expands upon the major grammatical structures that are key to effective communication. Videos and authentic readings reinforce cultural appreciation of the vibrant Spanish-speaking world. Previous Spanish study of three semesters is strongly suggested. Prerequisite: College level reading score on a placement test or a minimum grade of "C" in College Prep Reading (READ0355).
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3.00 Credits
This course covers general legal office procedures, the roles of legal office staff, legal office ethics, and an introduction to legal instrument preparation. Specific content includes: defining roles of attorney and legal office support staff, law office structure, routine office tasks, client/office professional relationships, the responsibilities of a notary public, office organization and file management. Heavy emphasis is placed on confidentiality and ethical considerations of a legal environment. This course is a prerequisite to all other legal office support courses except LEGL2602 and LEGL2603.
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4.00 Credits
This course covers the substantive and procedural principles of civil litigation in state and federal courts. Students identify causes of action and defenses and are introduced to the Minnesota Rules of Court. Pretrial practice including discovery, pretrial motions, trial preparations, and alternative dispute resolutions are covered, in addition to the basics of a civil trial, post trial motions, and appeals. The principles learned are applied to practical exercises. Knowledge and skills necessary for preparation of legal documents are developed. Prerequisite: LEGL1601 or instructor permission. Pre/Corequisite: ADMN1513.
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4.00 Credits
Students examine the Rules of Criminal Procedure and identify classes of crimes and criminal procedures including grand juries, bail procedures, arraignment, pretrial hearings, plea bargaining, trial procedures, and sentencing considerations. This course also covers domestic relations and business organizations. The learner develops knowledge of substantive and procedural Minnesota family law including the formation of the marital relationship, dissolution, child custody and support, adoption, paternity, domestic violence, child neglect, and surrogacy. Learners also explore the formation, operation, and dissolution of various kinds of business organizations including sole proprietorships, corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. Learners develop knowledge and skills necessary for preparation of legal forms and documents relating to Minnesota family law and business organization. Prerequisite: LEGL1601. Pre/Corequisites: ADMN1513 and LEGL1602.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic substantive law and procedural law of estate planning and probate including the goals and options of estate planning; it also provides an overview of post-mortem estate administration. Students examine the process of administering a decedent's estate, from opening the estate and appointment of a fiduciary to filing of the final account and distribution of assets. Learners also develop substantive and procedural knowledge necessary to identify types of real estate descriptions and, given a real estate description, identify a land parcel. The learner examines and prepares documents relevant to land acquisition including purchase agreements, title opinions, deeds, well disclosure statements, certificates of real estate value, and closing documents. The course briefly examines quiet title actions and the Minnesota foreclosure process. Prerequisite: LEGL1601 and LEGL1602.
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