AMERICAN PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

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1 AMERICAN PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION EXHIBITS & FEES List of Exhibits Program: General Description Exhibit 1 Program: Course Requirements Exhibit 2. Courses: Description of Paralegal Courses Exhibit 3 Library and Research Resources Exhibit 4 & 5 Program Faculty Exhibit 6 Students Exhibit 7 Supervision & Administration Exhibit 8 & 9 Assessment: Program & Institutional Exhibit 10 Institution: Structure and Administration Exhibit 11 Accreditations Exhibit 12 Fee Schedule Application Fee for First 3-Year Approval $ Annual Fee Application Fee for 3-Year Renewal of Approval Site Visit Fee (unless waived by A.P.A.) Fee to Reconsider Denied Application (A.P.A. s discretion)

2 EXHIBIT 1 PROGRAM: GENERAL DESCRIPTION Application Date Name of applicant institution Institution address Name and title of program director or supervisor Signature of director or supervisor Director/supervisor s telephone number and Program title Type of degree granted for program completion, if any Two-year Approval Period for which application is being made Two-year Evaluation Period (2 years preceding the approval period) General description or mission of the program

3 EXHIBIT 2 COURSES: DESCRIPTION OF PARALEGAL COURSES List all courses, including legal skills courses, required and elective, as of the application date, for the completion of this paralegal program. Include the number of semester credit hours attributable to each course. (An existing college document may be attached to this form and marked Exhibit 2 as an alternative to the completion of this form. Attach a copy of this Exhibit 2 form to the said documentation.) Credit Course # Course Title Hours

4 EXHIBIT 3 COURSES: DESCRIPTION OF PARALEGAL COURSES List all legal skills courses, required and elective, as of the application date, and indicate the semester credit hours and classroom teaching hours for each course. Also, attach a course outline or syllabus for each course indicating the topical content of each course. Classroom Credit Course # Course Title Teaching Hours Hours

5 EXHIBIT 4 LIBRARY AND RESEARCH RESOURCES LIBRARY List, by title or description, any and all library or hardcopy resources attributable to the instruction of paralegal skills courses. Include any software programs or forms sources available for use by the instructors or students. Indicate the nature or type of the resource such as encyclopedic, case reporters, legal forms or other also indicated should be the copyright date or the last date of supplementation. State whether the listed resources are located on campus or otherwise if otherwise, indicate the location. The indicated resources should be reported as of the application date. However, an alternate date may be utilized if it is within the evaluation period. If an alternate date is used, so state. If documentation is submitted in a format other than this Exhibit 4 form, attach this form as a cover page. Reporting resources as of: Title or Description Type Location Date

6 EXHIBIT 5 LIBRARY AND RESEARCH RESOURCES ONLINE RESOURCES Identify and describe any and all online resources available to the students enrolled in paralegal courses. Include an indication of the students accessibility to the online resources by individual passwords, institutional passwords, computer stations or otherwise. The indicated resources should be reported as of the application date. However, an alternate date may be utilized if it is within the evaluation period. If an alternate date is used, so state. If documentation is submitted in a format other than this Exhibit 5 form, attach this form as a cover page. Reporting resources as of:

7 EXHIBIT 6 FACULTY: PROGRAM FACULTY List all full-time and part-time faculty or instructors who have taught any of the paralegal skills courses during the evaluation period. Attach to Exhibit 6 a current resume for each faculty member listed. Instructor & Fulltime/ Semesters Courses Taught Title/Rank Adjunct Taught

8 EXHIBIT 7 STUDENTS Provide the number of students enrolled as paralegal majors in each of the two years of the evaluation period in the program that is the subject of this application. Also, state the program s average class size (average number of students per class) for all paralegal skills courses combined for the two years of the evaluation period. Also, indicate the number of program graduates for the two years of the evaluation period. Evaluation Period Total number of students enrolled: for the year Total number of students enrolled: for the year Average class size: for the semester Average class size: for the semester Total number of students graduated: for the year Total number of students graduated: for the year

9 EXHIBIT 8 SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION Supervisor/Administrator: Provide the name and title or rank of the supervisor(s) or administrator(s) most directly responsible for the administration of the paralegal program during the two years of the evaluation period. Indicate whether the duties are shared with academic programs other than the paralegal program or devoted full-time to the paralegal program. Attach to Exhibit 8 the current resume for each of the listed supervisor(s) administrator(s). Full-time or Part-time to Name Title/Rank Paralegal Program

10 EXHIBIT 9 SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION Advisory Committee Provide the name of each member of the program s advisory committee (as of the date of this application) and their professional titles and state the year or the date of each member s appointment. Also, list each of the dates that the advisory committee conducted meetings during the two years of the evaluation period. If this program has no advisory committee, state: None. Advisory Committee: Meeting Dates: Name Title/Rank Appointment Date

11 EXHIBIT 10 ASSESSMENT: PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT A process of mandatory or elective program assessment and skills course assessment is one of the indicators of a vibrant, relevant and vigorous paralegal program and of the paralegal skills courses. In Exhibit 10 provide a general description of any assessment program or techniques designed to assess the effectiveness of the paralegal program and the paralegal skills courses. If there is no assessment process or program state: None. Include in the assessment description any program assessment process or surveys that are specifically directed to this program or its students or graduates, if any.

12 EXHIBIT 11 INSTITUTION: STRUCTURE & ADMINISTRATION: Provide an organizational chart of the applying college that will describe or illustrate the management and organizational structure of the college, as of the application date, and mark or label the submission as Exhibit 11. (This Exhibit should include an indication of the paralegal program s position in the organizational structure.)

13 EXHIBIT 12 ACCREDITATIONS List the name, address and contact information of any national, state or regional authority, recognition, incorporation or accreditation of the applying college. Also, list any colleges or institutions with which the applicant institution has an articulation/transfer agreement. If none, state none. List national, state or regional recognitions or accreditations of the program, if any: List any college or institution with which there is a transfer articulation agreement for this program: