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  • LAC 360: The Life of Eugenio María de Hostos

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    (Formerly CUP 3360) 3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: ESL 091 or ENG 091 or higher when offered in English; SPA 222 or SPA 202 or higher when offered in Spanish The course is devoted to the study of the life, works and contributions of Eugenio María de Hostos to the political, social and cultural development of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will read, discuss and analyze Hostos' most significant works, including his literary writings, gain an understanding of this writer's work and significance in a historical context, and appreciate through exchanges with special guests and visiting scholars the relevance of Hostos' thinking to present-day Latin American and Latino issues. LAW / CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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  • LAW 150: Criminal Law

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    Prerequisites: CJ 101 and ENG 110 3 credits 3 hours This course provides students with a basic understanding criminal law, its development, purpose and administration within the US constitutional system. This course will consider the purpose of punishment, the historical development of the criminal laws, the elements of crimes, group criminality and defenses to crimes. The requirements for establishing criminal liability, including burden of proof, presumptions and the constitutional limitations on the government's use of the criminal law will be analyzed and discussed.
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  • LEG 8500: Introduction to the Legal System

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Co-requisite: ENG 091 or 110 The student will study the legal system including the organization of the courts, civil and criminal procedures and an overview of the law of contracts, torts, crimes, and the U.S. constitution. The three legal concentration areas of Family Law, Public and Employee Benefit Law, and Immigration Law will be introduced.
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  • LEG 8510: Law Office Systems

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Co-requisite: ENG 091 or 110 The student will be familiarized with the concepts of law office organization and administration. The student will learn calendaring and filing systems and will learn to use modern office equipment including
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  • LEG 8525: Advanced Immigration Law

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisites: ADM 2525; LEG 8500 Co-requisite: ENG 110 The student will engage in an in-depth study of advanced immigration law concepts, including grounds of exclusion, defenses to deportation, petition, visa application, and asylum. The student will prepare a visa petition involving a complex fact pattern, an application for asylum and a waiver application for an excludable alien and for a conditional resident (marriage case), all with supporting documents and letters of transmittal.
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  • LEG 8526: Advanced Family Law

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisites: ADM 2526; LEG 8500 Co-requisite: ENG 110 The student will address practical problems in the Family Law field. The student will prepare a petition for a name change, a separation agreement, a summons and complaint in annulment, divorce, support, and paternity actions.
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  • LEG 8527: Advanced Public & Employee Benefit Law

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisites: ADM 2527; LEG 8500 Co-requisite: ENG 110 The student will engage in an in-depth study of the practice of Public and Employee Benefit Law with an emphasis on problem solving and administrative advocacy. The student will learn techniques for preparing successful applications for benefit and for advocacy and intervention with administrative agencies. The student will learn case preparation and representation for administrative hearings as well as procedures for appeals.
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  • LEG 8530: Legal Research & Writing I

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisites: ENG 110; LEG 8500 The student will study basic and advanced research tools and become familiar with legal source materials including Reporters, Statutes, and Codes. The student also becomes acquainted with secondary source materials, including treatises and encyclopedias. Students will be introduced to manual and computer database research guides.
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  • LEG 8532: Legal Research & Writing II

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisite: LEG 8530 The student will study and practice the techniques of good legal writing. The student will focus his/her efforts on learning to prepare letters of transmittal to courts and agencies, affidavits, factual summaries, and internal memoranda of law.
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  • LEG 8540: Legal Practicum I

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Hostos Community College

    3 credits, 3 hours Pre-requisites: LEG 8500; ADM 2522, ADM 2525, or ADM 2526, or ADM 2527 The student will be exposed to the practice of Immigration, Family and/or Public Benefit Law in a legal service, community based organization, or governmental setting. The student will work under the supervision of an attorney or otherwise licensed legal practitioner. The student will perform basic paralegal tasks at various levels of complexity based on his/her interest and ability. The student will spend seven and one half hours per week onsite to be arranged between the student and on-site supervisor. The student will interview clients and prepare legal documents including forms, affidavits, letters of transmittal to governmental agencies, and memoranda of law. The students will meet as a group with an instructor one and one-half hours every third week. In Legal Practicum I, the students will discuss problems with cases they are working on and participate in interviewing and fact gathering exercises. The student's grade will be based on performance on the institution's placement evaluation, and on participation and attendance at the group meetings.
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