Academics: JD Program

• Credits for concentration: 18
• Grade point average in concentration courses of 2.5 is required in order to obtain the Concentration
• Recognition: Certificate and transcript notation or Certificate with Special Emphasis and transcript notation
• To receive the concentration, you must submit an application during Spring Semester of your graduating year. Applications are due by April 1 of your graduating year.

Required (three of the following six courses)

list of potential required courses
Administrative Law Federal Courts Legislation	Public Interest Law and Practice (limited enrollment; special application procedure required) Remedies State and Local Government Law

 

Electives

For a general Concentration in Public Interest Law, choose any three of the courses listed below, from any of the categories below. For a Concentration in Public Interest Law with a Special Emphasis, choose three courses from one of the categories below.

Emphasis on Regulation: Environmental and Consumer Protection

electives with emphasis on regulation
Administrative Law Advanced Environmental Law Advanced Issues in Climate & Energy Law Antitrust Climate Change Law & Policy Contemporary Water Law Issues Energy Law and Policy Energy Law Clinic Energy Taxation & Policy* Environmental Law Environmental Law Clinic I & II Environmental Law Seminar Federal Courts International Environmental Law Land Use Clinic I & II	Land Use Planning Law of American Democracy Law of the Sea Legislation Public Interest Law and Practice (limited enrollment; special application procedure required) Public Interest Law Clinic Public International Law Public Land & Natural Resources Law Remedies Securities Regulation State and Local Government Law Topics in Insurance Law White Collar Crime

 

Emphasis on Children’s Rights

electives with emphasis on children's rights
Child Advocacy Clinic: Dependency Court Child Advocacy Clinic: Delinquency Court Child Advocacy Clinic: Policy Clinic Child Rights and Remedies Education & Disability Clinic Education Law	Family Law Family Law Seminar Law and Politics of Educational Policy Development Special Education & the Law Topics in Family Law

 

Emphasis on Civil Rights

electives with emphasis on civil rights
Civil Rights Law & History Civil Rights Theory Seminar Employment Discrimination Employment Law	Immigration Clinic Immigration Law International Human Rights Native American Law

 

Note: Please plan carefully. Some courses have prerequisites. Courses may not be offered each year. Some courses and clinics have limited enrollment.

*Advanced Tax course: Enrollment of JD students must be approved by Graduate and International Programs (WH 207).