• Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year
• Connect with an advisor at your community college and The George Washington University College of Professional Studies within your first year via College Connect

Any student who has earned an Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree, has satisfied the Paralegal Studies Program's General Education Requirements.

Any student who has earned an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree or who has sixty (60) undergraduate credits will satisfy the Paralegal Studies Program's General Education Requirements IF the following course requirements are fulfilled.

• 22 credits in general education courses, taken as follows:
• 6 credits in English composition*
• 3 credits in speech communications (introduction to communications or public speaking)* or 3 credits in a foreign language*
• 3 credits in arts and humanities*
• 3 credits in behavioral or social science*
• 4 credits in physical or life science with lab*
• 3 credits in mathematics (quantitative reasoning or higher)*;
• and 38 credits in elective courses.

*NOTE: refer to Program Plan for guidance on which courses fulfill this requirment."

We accept credit from students that complete an Associates degree while in high school. We treat any non-test, college-level credit prior to enrollment at GW as pre-matriculation credit.

• Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree?
• Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at: The George Washington University College of Professional Studies