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  • PRLGL 117: Immigration Law

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course is an introduction to immigration law and policy in an historical and constitutional context with emphasis on paralegal skills training and practice. It covers the categorization of immigrants and non-immigrants, admission and deportations procedures, asylum and refugees, and citizenship. A major component of the course is the application of knowledge to specific legal issues, real and hypothetical. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies. Offered summer semester.
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  • PRLGL 118: Paralegal Intern

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course provides students with an opportunity to apply their paralegal theory and skills in an actual legal setting, working eight hours per week and completing a portfolio which describes what has been learned. A faculty mentor monitors the work experience. Prerequisite: permission of the Curriculum or Department Chair to register for this course. Class hrs. 3.
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  • PRLGL 119: Medical Malpractice for Paralegals

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This is an introductory course in the specialty field of Medical Malpractice. It combines health sciences and paralegal backgrounds in an attempt to enhance the skills of students in both fields. The class covers basic tort law with medical malpractice litigation. Emphasis is placed on substantive knowledge of law and medicine with skills of legal research and medical record reading. A major component of the course is the application of knowledge to specific legal issues, real, and hypothetical. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies or permission of Curriculum Chair. Offered fall semester.
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  • PRLGL 120: Health Care Law

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This is an introductory course in the specialty field of Health Care Law. The student learns how legal and social institutions interact with life and death issues. Areas of study include legal problems of the elderly and mental health, AIDS and the law, health care financial and delivery systems, federal vs. state law, the privatization of health care facilities, and the marketing of health care providers. The course also focuses on the ethical questions of health care and public policy. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies or permission of Curriculum Chair. Not offered every semester.
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  • PRLGL 121: Elder Law

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This is an introductory course in the growing field of Elder Law, which focuses on the legal and financial implications of aging. Legal areas such as estate planning and probate, age discrimination, durable powers of attorney, right-to-die issues, trusts, disability planning, elder abuse, guardianship, fraud, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are covered. The student learns how legal and social institutions interact with life and death issues. Particular attention is paid to ethical questions and the intersection of law and public policy in defining and meeting the needs of the elderly. Class hrs. 3. PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies. Not offered every semester.
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  • PRLGL 122: Intellectual Property

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course is an introduction to intellectual property law and policy in a national and international context with emphasis on paralegal skills training and practice. It covers the areas of trademark, copyright, and patent law with special emphasis on the most recent legislation in the United States and the United Nations and on the impact of technology. A major component of the course is the application of knowledge to specific legal issues, real and hypothetical. Class hrs. 3. PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies. Offered summer semester.
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  • PRLGL 124: Contracts & Contract Administration

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course explores laws which pertain to contracts, contract formation and their enforcement. Primary attention is focused on different methods of forming contracts, typical key provisions of common commercial agreements, negotiation and drafting of same and administration of such contracts once executed. Students learn to negotiate and draft commonly negotiated provisions, complete certain UCC documentation, create and use checklists and prepare contract summaries. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies. Offered fall semester.
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  • PSCJ 102: Basic Laws and Principles

    5.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course includes an in-depth analysis of procedural due process as it applies to the duties and responsibilities of a police officer in New York State. Topics studied include arrest powers; stop question and frisk; search and seizure; civil liability; penal law; criminal procedure law; environmental conservation law; election law; Family Court Act; vehicle and traffic law; interrogation; and eyewitness identification. Class hrs. 5. Offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn, full-time Police and Correctional Officers. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.
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  • PSCJ 104: Emergency Medical Care

    2.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course is designed to give NY State Certification in the areas of CPR-Basic Life Support and Certified First Responder as they apply to the duties of a law enforcement or corrections officer in New York State. Class hrs. 2. It is offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn, full-time Police and Correctional Officers. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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  • PSCJ 106: Criminal Investigations

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY Westchester Community College

    This course includes an in-depth analysis of criminal investigation as it applies to the duties and responsibilities of a police officer in New York State. Included are the specific topics of preliminary investigation and informant development; interviewing and interrogation; physical evidence; injury and death cases; larceny and theft cases; auto theft cases; bomb and bomb threat cases; organized crime cases; the crimes of burglary, robbery, arson; and sex crimes. Class hrs. 3. Offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn, full-time Police and Correctional Officers. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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