Corporate Law Certificate

This certificate is superseded by the Business and Transactional Law Certificate, effective October 2006.

Students currently working toward a certificate in Corporate Law will have the option of continuing with those programs or shifting to the new Business and Transactional Law Certificate.

The Corporate Law Certificate allows students to customize their education so they can concentrate in the corporate law area. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the Faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study addressing corporate law issues.

Course of Study

Required Courses

Optional Courses

10 hours selected from any of the following courses:

Some required or optional courses may satisfy the course of study for the Transactional Law Certificate. For students who wish to acquire both certificates, a course satisfying both certificates will be credited to both certificate programs.

Writing Requirement

Complete a pre-approved upper level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a Corporate Law topic. The upper level writing requirement may be satisfied in an appropriate corporate law course with a writing requirement, Directed Research, or an alternative writing opportunity approved in advance by the student's certificate advisor. If the writing requirement is satisfied through an approved course, the student must receive a grade of "B" or better on any graded paper.

General Requirements

Any student interested in pursuing an Certificate in Corporate Law must first meet with the faculty member administering the program (Professor David Pierce) to plan their course of study. This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. Following the meeting, the faculty member and student will complete the "Meeting Summary." The faculty member will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor and will approve any waivers or alternative courses allowed or required by the program.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in courses used to satisfy their Certificate requirements. Students who obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for courses used to satisfy their Certificate requirements will be awarded the Certificate in Corporate Law (with distinction).

Approved by the faculty: May 2005
Effective: January 2006
Revised: October 9, 2006
See also: Business and Transactional Law Certificate.