Juris Doctor (JD) - Business Law Concentration
Juris Doctor (JD) - Business Law Concentration
Course Requirements
To be acknowledged for a concentration in business law, a student must satisfy
the following requirements by earning at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in the
following classes and other credit-earning activities:
Successfully completing Business Associations;
Successfully completing at least 9 credit hours of core courses;
Successfully completing at least 3 credit hours that represent intensive work in
the subject area;
Successfully completing at least 27 total credit hours in the above areas and
other eligible courses.
Due to scheduling constraints and prerequisites, students must plan carefully to
complete the concentration.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| Business Associations | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| Choose at least three courses for 9 hours. | ||
| Income Taxation of Individuals | ||
| Income Tax. of Corp. and Shareholders | ||
| Partnership Taxation | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Secured Transactions | ||
| Corporate Finance Law | ||
| Bankruptcy | ||
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Business Planning | ||
International Tax | ||
Intensive Course
Transactional Law Clinic
A related externship
Individual study in a concentration eligible course
Writing or skills class in a concentration eligible course
Eligible Business Law Concentration Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Law and Economics | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | ||
| Income Taxation of Individuals | ||
| Legal Accounting | ||
| Income Tax. of Corp. and Shareholders | ||
| Federal Taxation of Gratuitous Transfers | ||
| Partnership Taxation | ||
| Tax Problems | ||
| Deferred Compensation | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Secured Transactions | ||
| Corporate Finance Law | ||
| Bankruptcy Reorganization Seminar | ||
| Commercial Paper | ||
| Banking Law | ||
| International Finance | ||
| International Investment Law | ||
| Copyright Law | ||
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property | ||
| International Intellectual Property | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| Business Planning | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Antitrust Law | ||
| International Commercial Arbitration | ||
| Employment Discrimination | ||
| Employee Benefits | ||
| Workers' Compensation | ||
| Labor Law | ||
| Intercollegiate Sports Law | ||
| Professional Sports Law | ||
| Entertainment Law | ||
| Gaming Law | ||
| Contemporary Issues in NCAA Compliance | ||
| U.S. National Aviation Law | ||
| Int'l Aviation Finance and Leasing Law | ||
| Telecommunication Law | ||
| Disability Law and Policy | ||
| Health Care Law | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Oil and Gas | ||
| Energy Law | ||
| Climate Change and Policy | ||
| Employer-Employee Relations | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Space Law | ||
| United States Domestic Space Law | ||
| Comparative National Space Law | ||
| Analytical Methods | ||
| Clinics: Low-Income Taxpayer | ||
Mergers & Acquisitions | ||
Real Estate Transactions | ||
As appropriate, additional courses and advanced/special legal topics focusing on business law may be included in this category on a case-by-case basis upon approval by the designated faculty member and/or senior associate dean.
Other Academic Requirements
The student must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average in credits applied to the concentration credit-hour requirements. Excess hours, that is, credit hours earned in the subject area but not needed to complete the concentration, may be excluded from the calculation of the concentration GPA.