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American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals 321 North Clark Street Mail Stop 19.1 Chicago, Illinois 60654-7598

SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REPORTING FORM ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY COURSE APPROVAL (Revised June 15, 2015)

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Note: Programs must obtain advance approval of the first two courses offered in each alternative delivery format. Thereafter, programs must complete the Substantive Change Reporting Form for Alternative Delivery Course Certification prior to offering subsequent courses in the same format. See G-104.M; G-302.J; and the Procedures to Request Approval of Courses in Alternative Delivery Format available on the website for the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals.

Name of Institution______

1. Alternative Delivery Format: ONLINE

2. Have any other courses been approved in this alternative delivery format by means of requesting approval prior to offering the course in such format and not as part of the reapproval or interim reporting process? If so, please provide the following information:

Course Number Course Name Date of Approval

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3. If two or more courses have not been approved in this alternative delivery format, provide the following information for each course being submitted for approval:

a. Indicate which course or courses you are proposing to offer by alternative means.

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Produced by the Standing Committee on Paralegals -- Form revised June 15, 2015 b. Indicate when you plan to offer the course or courses you are proposing to offer by alternative means.

c. Explain how the program ensures that students take at least ten semester credits or the equivalent of legal specialty courses through traditional classroom instruction or the equivalent as defined in G-302.J.3.

d. List all legal specialty courses offered in each program option, including course(s) proposed now for offering in alternative delivery format. Indicate on the list (a) program option; (b) names and credit/unit/hour values for each course, and whether the course is required or elective; (c) the format in which you now offer each course, e.g., traditional only, hybrid/blended, online, compressed or accelerated.

e. Complete the attached Course Information Sheet for courses offered in the traditional delivery format for each course to be offered in an alternative format submitted herein for approval.

f. Complete the attached Course Information Sheet for courses offered in the online delivery format submitted herein for approval.

g. Explain how courses were selected for delivery in the alternative format and how the courses were developed.

h. Provide information on how students are screened to assess their ability to succeed in the alternative format or otherwise trained or prepared to succeed in taking course work in this format.

i. Provide information on the training and support for the development and instruction of courses delivered in the alternative format.

j. Provide information on the assessment that is conducted to determine the effectiveness of the alternative format. Attach any proposed assessment instrument(s) you plan to use at the end of this form.

k. Additionally, for totally online courses, provide the following information:

i. Describe the types of structured instructional activities used to substitute for classroom instruction.

Produced by the Standing Committee on Paralegals -- Form revised June 15, 2015 ii. What means are used to ensure that there is interaction between faculty members and students throughout the course?

iii. What means are used to ensure that there is interaction among students throughout the course?

iv. By what means are faculty members accessible to students.

v. How do faculty members respond to students who have questions?

vi. How do faculty members provide feedback to students on assignments and tests?

vii. What technical support is provided to ensure proper functioning of the system and back-up in the event of technical difficulties?

viii. What methods are used to verify the identity of students submitting work or taking tests online?

Name of Program Director: ______

Signature of Program Director: ______

Date of Signature: ______

Produced by the Standing Committee on Paralegals -- Form revised June 15, 2015 Legal Specialty Course Information Sheet for courses offered in a traditional delivery format

Course Title: Course Number: Credits/Units: Course Description: Course Objectives: Practical Assignments that Develop Paralegal Competencies: Total Number of Hours Devoted to In- Class Instruction

Produced by the Standing Committee on Paralegals -- Form revised June 15, 2015 Information on Courses Offered in an Online Format

Course Title: Course Number: Credits/Units: Course Description: Course Objectives: Practical Assignments that Develop Paralegal Competencies: Total Number of Hours Devoted to Online Structured Instructional Activities (SIAs) Substituting for In- class Instruction(A) Of the Total Number of Hours Devoted to SIAs, the Approximate Number of Hours Devoted to Student to Student Interaction

PROPOSED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS Provide information on the assessment that is conducted to determine the effectiveness of the alternative format. Attach any proposed assessment instrument(s) you plan to use.

Produced by the Standing Committee on Paralegals -- Form revised June 15, 2015