Nov 23, 2024  
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Technology - Legal Office Assistant, AAS


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One of the following two 5 Credits


Total Credits 99


*BT 103  is required for students who do not meet the keyboarding competency (40 wpm/5 min./4 or fewer errors) in BT 102 . Students may take the class twice. If the competency is still not met after taking the BT 103 twice, students will be eligible for a Certificate in General Office instead of the Associate of Applied Science degree.

***Students must complete BT 100  before enrolling in their 21st credit toward a BT degree or certificate.

Core Competency Codes


♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relation

Legal Office Assistant, AAS Program Learning Outcomes


Students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate professional etiquette and communication with peers, clients, and management
  2. Demonstrate a 40 WPM competency with 4 or fewer errors in a 5-min timed write
  3. Apply appropriate procedures, terminology, and software to produce documents that are acceptable in a legal office and within the court system.

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