Fullerton College

Become a professional paralegal at Fullerton College

The Fullerton College is a Paralegal Studies Program accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). You can earn an Associate in Science Degree and a Certificate if you qualify as a student. Our program aims to train students to become paralegals who are able to work effectively in all sorts of legal environments and who can easily handle the frequent changes in the legal world. Completion of this program will enable the student to succeed as a paralegal working under the supervision of an attorney in the public or private sector.

The intentions of the program are the following:

• To uphold a program that is devoted to quality education and occupational competency for the paralegal student in the field of law;
• To guarantee that students obtain specific instruction and training in the skills crucial to succeed in any legal environment;
• To present an ever-expanding curriculum which supplies not only a extensive understanding of the substantive law, but demonstrates and teaches the practical relevance of this knowledge in today's legal environment;
• To emphasize the significance of keeping the general principles of ethics, professional responsibility, and the prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law;
• To periodically review and revise the curriculum in reply to the recommendations of the Fullerton College Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee, the needs of the legal community and the American Bar Association, as well as statutory provisions found within California's Business and Professions Code;
• To present the student with the chance to employ the skills and knowledge taught in the program by offering the student the power to enroll and participate in an internship, thereby providing the student with a degree of legal experience prior to entering the job market.

Associate in Science Degree

The Paralegal Studies Program has earned the accreditation of the American Bar Association (ABA).