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Apr 25, 2024
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2015-2016 School of Law Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Certificate in International and Comparative Law
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A student who completes the following requirements may be awarded a Certificate in International and Comparative Law.
Students must complete at least 20 credit hours from the courses listed below. Students must maintain an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 in all courses in the certificate program to complete the certificate requirements. Additionally, students must earn at least a grade of C+ in any individual course that is counted toward the certificate.
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Skill Courses (3-6 hours):
Note that the externship placement must be approved by the Director or Co-Director of the International and Comparative Law Center, as well as the Director of Experiential Learning and must be a field placement that involves substantial elements of international or comparative law.
Writing Requirement
In addition to the 20 hours of credits above, a student must complete the writing requirement for the J.D. on a topic that is related to International or Comparative Law. Unless the paper is completed in a course included in the list of electives for the Certificate, the topic must be approved by the Faculty Advisor for the Certificate. A course in the list of electives for the Certificate in which a writing requirement for the Certificate is fulfilled may not be counted in satisfaction of the electives requirement.
Participation in MC Law Study Abroad Program
Participation in at least one MC Law Study Abroad Program is required. Students may elect to participate in one or more of the following programs currently offered:
Berlin, Germany
Lille, France
Merida, Mexico
China/Korea
Cuba
Exchange Program, Lille Catholic University
Students who participate in the MC Law exchange program with Lille Catholic University may count courses taken at Lille Catholic as credits toward the certificate’s elective requirements based on the number of hours of credit awarded by MC Law toward the J.D. degree. Students may request the Director or Co-Director to permit substitution, with the consent of the Associate Dean, of an appropriate course taken at Lille Catholic for either International Law or International Business Transactions to satisfy the required course component of the certificate.
(Additional foreign law schools may be added to the exchange program, and credits earned at such partner institutions will be treated in the same way as credits earned at Lille Catholic University.)
APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
Students must apply for admission to the Certificate Program with the Faculty Advisor for the Certificate. 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.
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