Certificate programs are not standalone credentials and may only be earned in conjunction with the Juris Doctorate degree. Students must apply for admission to a certificate program in their 2L or 3L year and are encouraged to contact the appropriate staff for application procedures, requirements, and advising.

Each certificate program requires:

Completion of 14 credits in the certificate area. At registration each term, students may review the course catalog (limit the search by Certificate name in “course types”) to determine which courses count toward a particular certificate program. Students may take these courses to count toward the required 14 credits. In addition, Program Directors may approve non-listed courses prior to the students enrollment in the courses. Program Directors also retain discretion to audit a student's transcript and approve previously taken courses that will count toward the 14-credit certificate requirement. Although students may apply to multiple certificate programs, credits earned for one certificate cannot count toward a second certificate.
Completion of a capstone requirement. Students can complete the capstone requirement in one of two ways: (1) complete the Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR) in a course that is both certificate-approved and GWR-approved; or (2) complete an experiential learning course that is both certificate-approved and experiential-learning approved. A course's eligibility for these capstone requirements will be listed in the registration materials. Alternatively, students may satisfy the capstone requirement by obtaining the Directors approval of: (1) experiential learning that was conducted in another course; (2) a paper that was written in another course; or (2) a paper that was written as part of an Independent Research project. The Director retains complete discretion to determine whether a course or paper satisfies the capstone requirement. Credits earned in an approved GWR-eligible course will count toward the 14-credit certificate requirement.

List of Courses -- * : also GWR approved.

course Introduction to American Law

course Legal Research & Analysis

course Polar Law

course Environmental Law and Policy

course Environmental Justice

course Animal Law

course Species Conservation

course Advanced Environment & Natural Resources

course Sustainable Natural Resources Law

course Water Law

course Wildlife Law

course Global Sustainability

course Energy & Climate Law

course Clinic: Community & Environmental Justice

course Advanced Clinic: Community & Environmental Justice

Law-Only Certificate: Environ. /Justice/Sustainability

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