The Business Law Certificate Program is designed to further the interests of students in a business or transactional practice and prepare them for careers in business law, which at any given time may be in practice, in business, with state or federal agencies, or as inside counsel for private companies. To earn the Certificate in Business Law students must take a combination of required and elective courses totaling at least 23 credits as follows.
Required Courses:
Business Associations (4 Credits)
Federal Income Taxation (4 Credits)
One (1) of the following Advanced Level Business Courses:
Business Taxation (4 Credits)
Current Issues in Corporate & Business Law (3 Credits)
Securities Regulation Law (3 Credits)
One (1) of the following Commercial Law Courses:
Payment Systems (3 Credits)
Sales (3 Credits)
Secured Transactions (3 Credits)
One (1) of the following Simulation, Skills or Clinic Courses:
Business Planning (3 Credits)
Contract Drafting (2 Credits)
Income Tax Clinic (2 credits)
Transactional Clinic (Under Consideration for Development in 2012-13)
Electives: Two (2) Electives from courses listed above or from the following courses:
Antitrust (3 CR)
Banking Law (3 CR)
Consumer Protection (3 CR)
Debtor-Creditor Law (3 CR)
Employment Discrimination Litigation (3 CR)
Health Law—Introduction (3 CR)
Intellectual Property Courses
Patent Law (3 CR)
Copyright Law (3 CR)
Introduction to IP (3 CR)
IP Licensing (3 CR)
Trademark & Unfair Competition (3 CR)
International Trade (3 CR)
Internships (Insurance or Securities) (2 CR)
Negotiations (2 CR)
Nonprofit Organizations (3 CR)
Real Estate Transactions
Interdisciplinary Courses in the CBPA (up to 6 CR), e.g ., MBA 242 (Introduction
to Accounting) (3 CR) as approved by the Joint Degree Advisor
