Required textbooks for this course:
Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd edition, by Clyde E. Craig, available from CLS by BARBRI.
Highly Recommended Legal Resources:
Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition. West Academic.

This is an accelerated course. You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week reading and completing assignments. Extensions will not be granted. This course is the equivalent of at least 45 clock hours of study. A minimum passing score of 70% is required on all tests and assignments.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Participants will demonstrate the following skills through successful completion of all required coursework and assignments:
• Discuss the roots of the master-servant relationship
• Distinguish employment from independent contracting
• Distinguish employment at will from wrongful discharge
• Identify torts that can be brought against employers
• Examine discrimination in hiring
• Discuss accommodation in working conditions
• Identify labor organizations
• Discuss unfair labor practices
• Examine the structure of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act
• Identify constitutional protections against discrimination
• Discuss disability discrimination and accommodations
• Examine age discrimination in hiring and in retirement

Your final grade will be figured as follows:
The six writing assignments are worth 50 points each and comprise 50% of your grade.
The two exams are worth 100 points and comprise 40% of your grade.
Your participation in class participation assignments comprises 10% of your grade.

On the final day of the program, participants take the State of Texas “TSBDE” Dental Assisting Exam.

Additionally, this program prepares participants for the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Dental Assisting Clinical Certification (DACC) Exam.  For more information about this exam, please visit the NWCA website.

Certification exam information is for reference purposes only and exam fees are not included in the program cost.

Guidelines
• The loan amount must be at least $500.00.
• The loan amount in the application cannot exceed the enrollment fee noted on our website.
• Books will NOT be included in the loan amount.
• Service charges may apply.
• When applying for the Continuing Education Private Loan, please use the UTRGV Continuing Education School Code: 003599.

Lender Information
• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley does not endorse or recommend any specific lenders for private loans. You are free to select any lender offering private loans. We recommend you compare loans from several vendors to find the best interest rates/terms and repayment options.
• When exploring loan options, please ensure the lender offers loans for non-credit continuing education programs.
• Our department has identified that Sallie Mae offers private loans that may be used for continuing education programs. This is shared for informational purposes only and does not constitute endorsement.

Private Loans
• The only loan provider PEWD accepts is Sallie Mae.
• When applying for the Continuing Education Private Loan to cover the registration fee for a non-credit continuing education program, please use the UTRGV Continuing Education School Code: 003599.
• The loan amount must be at least $500.00.
• The loan amount in the application cannot exceed the enrollment fee noted on our website.
• Books will NOT be included in the loan amount.
• Service charges may apply.

Workforce Solutions
Training & Education Scholarships

Hidalgo County Access to Success Program
Access to Success – HCCSA
 

Submit a required written request via email three business days before the program start date. Weekends are not considered. Partial refunds are not allowed.