Univ of Southern California
University of Southern California
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Certificate Programs

The law school offers two certificates.

Certificate in Business Law

J.D. students must complete at least 27 units of business-related classes to receive this certificate. Interested J.D. students must submit their applications for this certificate program after completing the first year of law school. J.D. students complete the certificate requirements during their second and third years of law school, and courses may count both toward the J.D. degree and the certificate.

LL.M. students must complete at least 14 units of business-related classes to receive this certificate. LL.M. students complete the certificate requirements during the year they are taking their LL.M. course work, and courses may count both toward the LL.M. degree and the certificate.

All students are required to take both mandatory business law courses (such as business organizations) and a selection of elective business law courses (such as mergers and acquisitions, advanced contracts and bankruptcy).

Certificate in Entertainment Law

J.D. students must complete at least 21 units of entertainment-related classes to receive this certificate. J.D. students must submit their applications for this certificate program after completing the first year of law school. J.D. students complete the certificate requirements during their second and third years of law school, and courses may count both toward the J.D. degree and the certificate.

LL.M. students must complete at least 14 units of entertainment-related classes to receive this certificate. LL.M. students complete the certificate requirements during the year they are taking their LL.M. course work, and courses may count both toward the LL.M. degree and the certificate.

All students are required to take both mandatory entertainment law courses (such as intellectual property) and a selection of elective entertainment law courses (such as copyright, legal issues in music and sports law).