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PL101 Intro to US Legal System

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  • CRN: 20423
  • Credits: 3
  • Notes: FOR TEXTBOOK INFORMATION CLICK ON CLASS DETAILS
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online, Available 24/7
      From March 31 through June 14, 2025, Aubrey E Baldwin

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

PL 101 is the first required class in the Paralegal program and Legal Assistant career pathway program. All students who have taken WR 121 are eligible to take the class. The class contains information about the legal profession - primarily paralegal careers -  as well as an introduction to the US legal system. 

If you plan to take the entire program, you should purchase the 8th edition of the textbook from the PCC Bookstore to receive access to a required quizzing program that you will use in a future class (PL 108 - Legal Analysis and Writing). This program is available for separate purchase for $59. You will also use this book in PL 102 - Survey of Substantive Law. Please consider these facts when deciding where and whether to purchase the textbook. 

Technology

There is no additional technology required for this class.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online and remote teaching technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Online prerequisite: Start Guide for Online Learning

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide for online learning. The start guide will help you decide if online classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be eligible to register for online classes.

The Start Guide is not required for remote classes but strongly recommended.