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NCCC 021: Legal Terminology

Course Description

Students have the opportunity to gain the skills to correctly define, spell, and pronounce a broad range of legal terms used in courtroom and deposition proceedings and in legal documents. Nineteen basic areas of law, along with examples from real cases, are explained to facilitate a better understanding of the terminology. Commonly-used and new legal terms and phrases are also presented and defined. Vocabulary building, pronunciation, and spelling are emphasized along with stenographic machine writing and voice writing outlines.

Units: 0

  • Non-Credit
  • Not transferable

Course Details

  • Grade Options: Satisfactory Progress
  • In-Class Lecture Hours: 50 – 54
  • In-Class Lab Hours: 0
  • Retake Policy: This is a noncredit course. Students can re-enroll as many times as necessary to achieve satisfactory progress.

Requisites and Advisories

  • Prerequisites: None
  • Co-Requisites: None
  • Advisory: None

Transfer Details

  • CSU/UC: Not transferable
Last Updated 6/28/24