Why does the Classroom-based program require an Associates Degree or a Bachelors Degree for admission and the Online Global program does not?
The difference in admission requirements between the Duke classroom-based and the online-based program is due to the recent NC Bar Association paralegal program qualification process and is not indicative of one program being superior to another. NC paralegal certificate programs approved by the NC Bar Association, such as Duke’s classroom-based program, must adhere to the guidelines set by the NC Bar: to only admit candidates with either an Associate’s Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree. Graduates of Duke’s approved classroom-based program will be eligible to sit for the voluntary NC paralegal exam to be offered starting July 2007 as they will have met the required educational component (Note: there are also experience requirements to be met). NC based online paralegal programs are not eligible for program qualification approval by the NC Bar Association. Regardless of the fact that both paralegal programs offered at Duke(classroom-based and online) offer the same curriculum – online stude
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