Online Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
Your Future is in Your Hands
Enter the Field of Legal Support and Services:
- Enhance Your Earning Potential
- Grow Your Confidence
- Make Positive and Lasting Change in People’s Lives
Do all that and much more when you earn a degree in the Woods Global Legal Studies Program.
Earning this degree opens your future to a vast array of high-paying career options. The American Bar Association conducted a national employers survey and found 86% of employers said that they’ll likely hire a legal studies graduate in the next year, and 71% said they’re willing to pay a premium salary.*
Our expert faculty designed the program specifically for working adults with busy lives. Because William Woods University has been a leader in legal studies for more than 40 years, you’ll find our graduates all across the country. They go on to law school or choose from career options in law firms, state and federal government offices, non-profits, and a wide variety of corporate organizations.
Put the Woods Global Difference to Work for You
When you choose the Woods Global Legal Studies program, you’ll get more out of your online degree program. We combine academic excellence with a student-centered, service- oriented educational environment, and our convenient, eight-week courses offer start-and-stop flexibility and affordable tuition.
- Learn directly from experienced faculty committed to supporting you every step of the way.
- Get fully prepared take and pass both the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and the National Federation of Paralegal (NFPA) certifications.
- Choose from courses specifically designed to prepare you to ace the LSAT.
- Gain practical, real-world experience working in our program-based virtual internship.
*"The Future of Legal Studies: A Survey of Employers" by the American Bar Association (ABA) (2023)
Requirements/Curriculum
The William Woods online B.S. in Paralegal Studies degree consists of 42 semester hours in a 14-course sequence. Coursework focuses on the application of substantive and procedural law to legal fact patterns that professionals would encounter in the legal environment. The program strives to build a core of legal knowledge and critical thinking skills, as well as an understanding of professional ethics, communication, and interpersonal skills. These all serve to enhance your ability to function as an effective professional in the legal environment.
Curriculum
Requirements
Freshman applicants – for all undergraduate students
- Completed application
- High school transcript (or GED) with a 2.50 GPA and graduated in the top 50% of your class
- Entrance Exam: ACT of 19 or Higher OR SAT of 900 or Higher
The Admissions Committee may review student qualifications and conditionally/provisionally accept students who do not met the minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and a minimum ACT or SAT I composite score of 19 or 890, respectively.
Your digital classroom. Available anywhere.
William Woods online undergraduate programs are available to students across the country. In Missouri, our students come from Fulton, Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Moberly, Springfield, Ozark, Cape Girardeau, Rolla and many more locations. Beyond Missouri, our online graduates hail from California, Illinois, Kansas, Washington, Arkansas and other states.
Admissions Information
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