Requirements: Students may pursue one of two tracks to satisfy requirements for Certificate:
Classroom Track: Student must take: 6 credit hours from the following Core Courses:
- Climate Change Law
- Environmental Law
- International Environmental Law
- Natural Resources Law
and 6 credit hours of additional Core Course or the following Elective Courses:
- Animal Law
- Energy and Public Utility Law
- International Law
- International Trade
- International Trade & the Environmental
- Land Use Planning
- Ocean and Coastal Law
- Science and the Law
- Toxic Torts
- Seminar: Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Food and Drug Law
- Life Science Law
- National Resources Law
- Public Health Law
- Sustainable Development Law
- Moot Court: National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
- Or, any other environmental course or seminar approved by Environmental Law Center Director or Associate Director
Clinic Track: Student must take:- Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic for 8 credit hours (or 8 hours of environmental externships approved by Environmental Law Center Director or Associate Director or a combination of the two that totals in at least 8 credit hours); and
- At least 4 credit hours of courses on the Core or Elective Course listed above for the classroom track.
Research Paper:All Certificate students must submit a scholarly research paper on a subject, approved by the Environmental Law Center Director or Associate Director, related to environmental law and policy in
1. an environmental law seminar
2. a directed research with a faculty member of the Environmental Law Center or
3. paper satisfying the writing requirement of the
WIDENER LAW REVIEW or the
DELAWARE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE LAW.
Admissions RequirementA cumulative grade point average of 2.8 is required for admission to the Certificate Program.
Graduating GPA RequirementA Juris Doctor candidate must earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8 in the courses required by the concentration in order to earn a Certificate in Environmental Law.
Effective Date:
Students graduating in May 2010 and thereafter shall be eligible for a Certificate.
Contact:If interested, please contact Professor Jim May at
jrmay@widener.edu