Summer Semester 2021 Catalog

PARA 1215 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Credits

3

Introduces the student to the basic concepts of administrative law including the legislative process related to enabling the agency. The Administrative Procedure Act (federal and state) is covered. Topics also include agency discretion, due process, delegation, rule making, investigation, information collection, informal proceeding, hearings, and judicial review. Because paralegals are permitted to represent individuals in some agency proceedings (e.g., social security, unemployment, etc), the students are introduced to the various aspects of such representations.

Lecture Hours

45

Lab Hours

NONE

Prerequisite

PARA 1100

Corequisite

None