Administrative Business Technology-Legal (Cert.)

Administrative Business Technology – Legal (Cert.)
The legal option offers students the opportunity to learn skills in keyboarding, word processing, and legal office procedures. The legal curriculum concentrates in the areas of civil litigation, medical malpractice office procedures and documents, contracts, wills and probates, and real estate. In addition, students will learn about the Federal and New York Court Systems. Graduates are qualified to work in law firms, which are engaged in general or specialized practice in legal departments of large corporations, civil service, insurance companies, law publishers, and the courts. During the final semester, all students participate in a legal internship program. Students intern in law firms, in a legal area in a hospital or business, the Nassau County District Attorney's office, or in the Nassau County court system.

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ABT - Legal
Certificate
Hegis Code: 5005

Total Credits: 34

First Semester	Credits
ABT 102 College Keyboarding⁽¹⁾	3
ABT 127 Legal Office Procedures I	3
ABT 245 Administrative Management	3
ENG 100 Enhanced Composition I or ENG 101 Composition I or ENG 108 The Craft of Composition / Honors English I⁽²⁾	3
LAW 103 Business Law I or LAW 105 Introduction to Current Law or LAW 201 The Nature and Functions of Law	3
Total Semester Credits	15

Second Semester	Credits
ABT 109 Word Processing Applications	3
ABT 128 Legal Office Procedures II	3
ABT 129 Medical Malpractice Office Procedures	3
ABT 205 Administrative Business Technology Internship	3
HIT 161 Excel and Data Management for Healthcare Data Analytics	3
Total Semester Credits	15

Third Semester	Credits
ABT 244 Business Writing	4
Total Semester Credits	4

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Students are expected to type a minimum of 30 wpm before entering the certificate program. Students who do not meet this requirement should take ABT 100 (Fundamentals of Keyboarding) prior to entering the program. Contact the ABT/HIT Department for placement information.
Depending on placement