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.

Fourteen (14) credits are required to complete the certificate.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
LAW 7605	Business Organizations	3
LAW 7573	Contract Drafting	2
Elective Courses
At least 9 credits must be completed from the following list:
LAW 7601	Negotiation and Mediation
LAW 7673	Alternative Risk Management
LAW 7639	Bankruptcy
LAW 7884	Bankruptcy, Advanced Topics
LAW 7898	Clinic: Transactional
LAW 7636	Corporate Finance
LAW 7660	Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
LAW 7668	Partnership Tax
LAW 7996	Field Placement: Individual 1
LAW 7482	Financial Management
LAW 7667	Income Taxation of Corporations and Their Shareholders
LAW 7799	Insurance Solvency Law and Regulation
LAW 7683	International Commercial Law
LAW 7281	Investment Management Law and Regulation
LAW 7771	Islamic Finance and Investment Law
LAW 7727	Private Equity and Hedge Funds
LAW 7318	Private Equity Transactions
LAW 7938	Property Valuation and Taxation
LAW 7723	Real Estate Transactions
LAW 7338	Role of In-House Counsel in a Global Market
LAW 7774	Surety Law
LAW 7635	Secured Transactions
LAW 7322	Commercial Contract Drafting
LAW 7724	Securities Regulation

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The field placement must be in transactional legal work, with an appropriate law firm, company, public interest organization or other entity; a minimum of 3 credits; and approved for credit towards the certificate requirements by the faculty advisor for the certificate program prior to the start of the placement.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand, interpret, and apply the legal rules governing different types of commercial or financial transactions.
2. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of transactions from the client’s point of view.
3. Perform essential skills such as document drafting and review, negotiation, and advising clients in transactional settings.
4. Analyze and solve business problems by planning transactions.