Application periods
- Fall Start/Admission Application Period: January 1 to June 30.
- Spring Start/Admission Application Period: Application opens July 1 and closes October 15 for preferential admission, regular deadline of November 30.
Admission criteria to the program are subject to change without notice. If changes are made to the admission criteria, the applicant will need to meet all requirements that are in effect at the time of application.
Successful completion of the requirements necessary for admission to the program does not guarantee acceptance to the program.
Steps to apply to the legal and paralegal studies program
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Complete an online application for free.
All students on a visa, DACA or undocumented must fill out an international application
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Send official transcripts from all previous institutions attended to:
MCC Student Data Center
3200 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111OR electronically to transcripts@mcckc.edu.
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- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). MCC's school code is 002484.
- Check out scholarships, A+ benefits and loans available to MCC students
- Apply for aid
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Course placement is used to determine what courses students are eligible to take. In order to complete course placement, you can take the ACCUPLACER exam, submit ACT scores, or provide your unweighted high school GPA.
Test scores are valid for three years from date of test. An unweighted high school GPA can be used to determine course placement as long as your high school graduation date is within three years of when you complete the lineman application.
If your course placement is READ 10 or READ 11, you will need to complete the developmental reading course sequence before you start the lineman program.
Testing into READ 10 will require you to successfully pass READ 10 and READ 11, and testing into READ 11 will require you to complete READ 11.
Previously completed college credits may result in you not needing to complete course placement. Please call 816.604.6587 if you have any questions about course placement, scheduling for the ACCUPLACER exam or transfer credit.
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Program Prerequisites
Verify you have taken (or will be taking*) the courses below.
Each of these courses must be completed with the grade of "C" or better, which you will document later in the application.
- ENGL 101 Composition & Reading (3 credits) (JCCC: ENGL 121, 3 credits)
- COMM 100 or 102 Fundamentals of Communication or Fundamentals of Human Communication (3 credits)
- CSIS 115 Computer Concepts and Applications (3 credits)
- LEGL100 (3 credits)
*For example, if you take these courses in the fall, you should be able to start the program in the spring. You will document this information later in this application.
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Apply to the program
Note: Please use Chrome or Firefox as your browser. To complete the application you will need your MCC student ID number and password. You will need to enter the "S" in the front of your student ID number.
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The student will be contacted if the student is accepted into the program.
If the student is still in the process of obtaining their prerequisite courses, DO apply by the deadlines.
After the posting of the grades the student will receive the formal program acceptance letter.
Students accepted into the program will work directly with the program coordinator to determine next steps.
Students not accepted into the program should contact the Student Advising Department to determine next steps.