Certificate in Health Law

Required Courses (10 Credits):

• LAW 674 - Health Care Law
• LAW 755 - Administrative Law
• LAW 619 - Business Associations I

Required Electives (Choose 3):

• LAW 532 - Bioethics and Law
• LAW 675 - Medical Malpractice and Health Care Litigation
• LAW 737 - Mental Health Law
• LAW 647 - Health Care Fraud and Abuse
• LAW 535 - Regulation of the Health Care Industry and Professionals
• LAW 654 - Insurance
• LAW 642 - Pension and Employee Benefit Law

Elective Courses (Minimum of 6 credits)

• LAW 714 - Business Planning
• LAW 620 - Business Associations II
• LAW 637 - Corporate and Partnership Taxation
• LAW 702 - Estate and Gift Taxation
• LAW 618 - Wills and Estates
• LAW 673 - Elder Law
• LAW 645 - Labor Law
• LAW 635 - Worker’s Compensation
• LAW 716 - Children in the Legal System
• LAW 701 - International Human Rights
• LAW 649 - Comparative Civil Rights
• LAW 526 - Themes in Comparative Constitutional Law
• LAW 756 - Law & Morality Seminar
• LAW 763 - Gender and the Law Seminar
• LAW 767 - Race and the Law
• LAW 616 - Agency
• LAW 720 - Antitrust
• LAW 665 - White Collar Crime and Business Fraud
• LAW 781 - Real Estate Finance and Development
• LAW 715 - Legislation
• LAW 734 - Government Contracting
• LAW 667 - Fraud and Fraud Investigation Seminar
• LAW 653 - Global Issues in Corporate Law
• LAW 518 - Comparative Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation
• LAW 639 - Arbitration Practice and Procedure
• LAW 685 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
• LAW 760 - Counseling and Negotiation Seminar
• LAW 785 - Drafting for Business Transactions
• LAW 778 - Regulated Industries

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• LAW 604 - Moot Court Competition I *

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• LAW 605 - Moot Court Competition II *

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• LAW 606 - Moot Court Competition III *

• *Moot Court Competition taken in satisfaction of the certificate must be approved by one of the professors designated as Faculty Advisor for the Health Law Certificate program in addition to the approval of the Director of Experiential Learning or the Director of Advocacy as appropriate to the course

Skills Courses (minimum of 3 credits):

• LAW 609 - Adoption Legal Clinic
• LAW 537 - HIV and the Law Clinic
• LAW 509 - Mission First Legal Aid Clinic

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• LAW 770 - Legal Extern Program *

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• LAW 771 - Legal Extern Program II *

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• LAW 772 - Remote Legal Extern Program I *

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• LAW 776 - Remote Legal Extern Program II *

• *Extern courses taken in satisfaction of the certificate must be approved by one of the professors designated as Faculty Advisor for the Health Law Certificate program in addition to the approval of the Director of Experiential Learning or the Director of Advocacy as appropriate to the course.

Writing Requirement

In addition, to successfully complete the certificate program, a student must complete the writing requirement for graduation on a topic in health law or bioethics as approved by the Faculty Advisor.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT

Students must apply for admission to a Designated Faculty Advisor for the Health Law Certificate Program.  A student may apply for admission beginning with the registration period for the third semester of law school. However, no application may be made after the drop/add period in the students final semester.