Admission Requirements and Course of Study¹

There are no formalized application requirements for this certificate, though submission of the Certificate Participation form should be filed with the Registrar’s Office upon commencement of certificate course work.

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Course substitutions may be approved by the Certificate Program Director and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Law.

Requirements

Twelve (12) credits are required to complete the certificate.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
LAW 7600	Administrative Law	3
Energy Law Courses		3
LAW 7568	Climate Law 1
LAW 7356	Energy Law and the Courts: the Grid, Renewables and FERC
LAW 7812	Energy Regulation and Policy
LAW 7806	Renewable Energy Law
Environmental Law Courses		3
LAW 7758	Animal Law
LAW 7568	Climate Law 1
LAW 7650	Environmental Law
LAW 7842	Food Law and Policy
LAW 7784	Historic Preservation Law and Public Policy
LAW 7805	International Environmental Law
LAW 7721	Land Use
LAW 7656	Natural Resources Law
Sustained Project		3
LAW 7999	Special Research Project
LAW 7616	Clinic: Environmental Law
LAW 7844	Field Placement: Center for Energy and Environmental Law
LAW 7996	Field Placement: Individual
Total Credits		12

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Climate Law may be used to satisfy either the Environmental Law or the Energy Law requirement. It may not be used to satisfy both requirements. The topic for the Climate Law research paper must reflect the discipline area to which the course is being applied.

Learning Objectives

1. Upon successful completion of the JD Certificate in Energy and Environmental Law, students will be able to:
2. Explain and apply core legal principles and policy considerations relevant to the practice of energy and environmental law.
3. Interpret and research federal, state, public utility, and local laws and regulations governing energy and environmental law practice.
4. Perform essential lawyering skills such as document drafting, collaboration, negotiation, and advising clients in energy and environmental law settings.
5. Analyze and solve complex legal problems involving cutting-edge issues such as climate change law, renewable energy law, international environmental law, and environmental torts.