Law School Certificate Programs

The Law School offers two interdisciplinary certificate programs that provide an opportunity for concentrated study, but do not involve an additional degree. (Note: these are different than Curricular Concentrations.)

• Certificate in Health Advocacy
• Certificate in Russian Area Studies

In each certificate program, students must complete between 15 and 20 credits from a specified menu of subject area courses and earn grades of a C or better in the law courses and B or better in the non-law courses. Students who maintain an average of B or better in all of the certificate courses will receive their certificates with honors. Students who begin a certificate program but do not complete all requirements will be able to apply only 6 non-law credits toward their J.D., absent compelling circumstances.

For more information about the requirements for these certificate programs, visit the Law School's website and Law School Rule 3.19. (Note: as of October 2015, the Certificate of Special Training in Environmental Law and Policy and the Certificate in International Law and Business have been discontinued.)

Campus-wide Certificate Programs

Graduate students in degree programs (including Law students) from any school on campus are invited to consider the following Certificates.

Note: Eligible Law courses for each of the following are listed at the "Required Coursework" tab of each associated page.

• Certificate in Entrepreneurship
• Certificate in Strategic Innovation: Organizations, Technology, and Society
• Certificate in Business, Environment & Social Responsibility (BESR)

If you are a JD student considering completing a certificate program, please contact your Academic Advisor to discuss the impact on your degree.