BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW

About the Certificate

The Juris Doctor certificate in Business Law is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge of business, given that they do not hold an undergraduate business degree nor have an extensive business background. While pursuing their JD degree, students in the Business Law certificate program take a minimum of 10 business-related law courses, receiving a notation on their transcript upon successful completion.

Time Limit for Certificate Completion: 3 years

Campus Location: Main

Full-Time/Part-Time Status: The certificate program can be completed on a full- or part-time basis.

Non-Matriculated Student Policy: The certificate may not be taken on a non-matriculated basis.

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Application Deadline:

During the Spring semester of the first year in Law School, apply by contacting the Beasley School of Law's Office of Academic Affairs.

Coursework Required for Admission Consideration: Applicants must be pursuing the Juris Doctor degree.

Master’s Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: Not required.

Bachelor’s Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: Not required.

Certificate Requirements

Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 30

Required Courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Mandatory Courses
JUDO 0508	Corporations	3
JUDO 0600	Taxation	3
Core Courses
Select at least four from the following: 1		12
JUDO 0440	Unincorporated Business Organizations: Agency, Partnerships and LLC's
or JUDO 0438	Introduction to Business Organizations
JUDO 0511	Corporate Taxation
JUDO 0523	Partnership Taxation
JUDO 0525	Corporate Finance 2
JUDO 0530	Bankruptcy
JUDO 0570	Accounting for Lawyers 2
JUDO 0589	Secured Transactions
JUDO 0590	Securities Regulation
JUDO 0622	Sales
Electives
Select at least four from the following: 1		12
JUDO 0438	Introduction to Business Organizations
JUDO 0439	Business Law Basics
JUDO 0447	Intellectual Property Licensing Law
JUDO 0451	Business Mergers and Acquisitions
JUDO 0453	Law of the European Union
or JUDO 0934	Law of European Union
JUDO 0467	International Intellectual Property
or JUDO R469	International Intellectual Property
JUDO 0471	Patent Prosecution
JUDO 0472	Patent Litigation
JUDO 0476	Business Intellectual Property
JUDO 0482	Commercial Bankruptcy Practice and Procedures
JUDO 0486	Law and Economics
or JUDO 0986	Law and Economics
JUDO 0490	Doing Business on the Internet: The Law of E-Commerce
or JUDO 0921	Law/Electronic Commerce
or JUDO J490	Law/Electronic Commerce
or JUDO J921	Law/Electronic Commerce
or MLAI C490	Law Electronic Commerce
or MLAI C921	Law Electronic Commerce
JUDO 0494	Advising the Multinational Company on Global Legal Issues
JUDO 0496	Legal, Professional and Business Aspects of Law Practice
JUDO 0504	Antitrust
JUDO 0506	Banking and Financial Reg
or JUDO 0829	Banking and Financial Reg
JUDO 0523	Partnership Taxation
or MLTX 0521	Partnership Taxation
JUDO 0524	Consumer Law and Litigation
JUDO 0528	Corporate Reorganization: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
JUDO 0547	Introduction to Intellectual Property
JUDO 0549	Insurance Law
JUDO 0551	Trademarks and Unfair Competition
or JUDO 0941	Trademarks/Unfair Comptn
JUDO 0552	Patent Law
or JUDO 0940	Patent Law
JUDO 0562	Labor Law
JUDO 0571	International Taxation
or JUDO 0935	International Taxation
or JUDO J571	International Taxation
JUDO 0592	State & Local Taxation
or MLTX 0505	State & Local Taxation
or MLTX G505	State and Local Taxation
JUDO 0601	Sports Law
or JUDO 0878	Sports Law
JUDO 0615	Health Care Law: Regulation and Financing
or JUDO 0812	Health Care: Reg & Financng
JUDO 0625	Employment Law
JUDO 0637	International Commercial Transactions
JUDO 0641	Taxation II: Commercial and Property Transactions
JUDO 0654	Business Immigration Law
JUDO 0659	The Global Workplace
or JUDO 0959	The Global Workplace
or JUDO J959	The Global Workplace
JUDO 0662	Drafting and Negotiating Real Estate Documents
JUDO 0673	Taxation of S Corporations
JUDO 0676	Legal Issues in Business Strategic Planning
JUDO 0685	Oil and Gas Law
JUDO 0688	The Role of In-House Counsel
JUDO 0689	Franchise Law
JUDO 0691	International Financial Law
JUDO 0702	Business Law
JUDO 0805	Employment Discrmination
JUDO 0809	Collective Bargaining
JUDO 0887	Real Estate Transactions
or JUDO 0587	Real Estate Transactions
JUDO 0991	International Development Law and Policy
or JUDO J652	International Development and Policy Law
or JUDO J991	International Development and Policy Law
JUDO 1014	Emerging Trends in Labor Law
JUDO 1017	Privacy in Employment Law
JUDO 1021	Tax Policy and Administration Colloquium
JUDO 1029	Advanced Financial Regulation: Corporate Scandals and Crises
JUDO 1047	Internet Law
or JUDO 5047	Internet Law
JUDO 1051	Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
or JUDO 5051	Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
JUDO 1052	International Compliance
or JUDO 5053	International Compliance
or JUDO J656	International Compliance
JUDO 1058	Lawyering for Entrepreneurship
JUDO 1061	Payment Systems
or JUDO 0576	Payment Systems
JUDO 1064	International Trade Law
or JUDO 5060	International Trade Law
JUDO 5020	Commercial Arbitration Law and Procedure
JUDO 5024	International Commercial Arbitration
JUDO 5026	Nonprofit Organizations
JUDO 5030	Negotiating and Documenting Corporate Transactions
JUDO 5031	Commercial Transactions
JUDO 5042	Introduction to Compliance and Ethics
or JUDO J654	Introduction to Compliance
or MLAI C545	Introduction to Compliance
JUDO 5043	Health Care Fraud: Investigation, Prosecution, and Compliance
JUDO D462	Integrated Transactional Program 3
JUDO J104	East/West Negotiation
JUDO J112	International Finance
JUDO J464	International Contract Drafting
or JUDO J924	International Contract Drafting
or JUDO R464	Intrnl Contract Drafting
JUDO J553	Copyright Law
JUDO J591	Intl Securities Regulatn
JUDO R120	Intrnl Fiscal Policy
MLTX 0520	Real Estate Taxation
or MLTX G520	Real Estate Taxation
MLTX 0801	Intro Employee Benefits
or MLTX G801	Intro Employee Benefits
MLTX G509	Taxation of Executive Compensation
MLTX G514	Taxation of Exempt Organizations
MLTX G525	Qualified Employee Benefit Plans
MLTX G526	Welfare Benefit Plans
MLTX G804	Tax Provsn Corp Acquistn
Business-Related Practicum
Total Credit Hours		30

¹

Students who take more than four courses from the Core list may count the additional core course(s) taken as electives.

²

JD/MBA students may substitute an appropriate number of credits from MBA courses that cover equivalent content for JUDO 0525 and JUDO 0570.

³

The Integrated Transactional Program (ITP) alone counts as four elective courses. Thus, students who enroll in JUDO D462 do not need to take any other electives.

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