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Criminal Law Concentration

Upon graduation, students enrolling before the Fall 2005 semester who have fulfilled the following requirements shall be awarded a certificate and a notation on the student’s transcript that he or she has completed a specialization in Criminal Law. Effective with the Fall 2005 entering class, students may earn a “concentration” in Criminal Law rather than a certificate by completing the requirements below. A notation will be made on the official transcript for all students who complete the requirements of the concentration.

Certificate/Concentration in Criminal Law requirements:

• Law 105-Criminal Law
• Law 405-Criminal Procedure
• Law 406-Evidence
• Law 607-Criminal Trial Advocacy
• Law 505/563-Adjudicative Criminal Procedure
• Law 609/609J/607//610/610J-Externship in criminal law placement (2 unit placement plus 1 unit Lawyering Skills)

Additional 2 units chosen from the following:

• An additional 2 units of externship in criminal law placement
• Law 562 independent study involving criminal law or procedure

An approved elective course or seminar on criminal law or procedure:

• Law 505-Antitrust
• Law 596-Criminal Law Motion Practice
• Law 361-Criminal Punishment
• Law 528-Immigration Law
• Law 533-Juvenile Justice
• Law 548-Securities Regulation
• Law 553-White Collar Crime-Law
• Law 538-International and Comparative Criminal Law
• Law 319-Advanced Corporation
• Law 385-International and Comparative Juvenile Criminal Adjudication
• Law 381-Terrorism and the Law

Students wishing to earn the Certificate in Criminal Law must complete a Declaration of Intent form prior to graduation. These forms are available in the Registrar’s Office.

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