Mar 30 2010

Widener – Wilmington Launches New Environmental Law Certificate

Published by at 12:22 pm under Environmental Policy

The Widener University School of Law (Wilmington Campus) has a new environmental law certificate, available immediately. Here are the details:

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CERTIFICATE

Widener University School of Law
Wilmington Delaware (Effective 2010)

1. Certificate Courses:

Students may pursue one of two tracks to satisfy requirements for Certificate:

Classroom Track: Student must take:

A. 6 credit hours from the following Core Courses:

Climate Change Law
Environmental Law
International Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law

B. 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
Regulation of Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Science and the Law
Toxic Torts

Seminar: Climate Change
Current Topics in Environmental Law and Policy
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Justice
Environmental Law and the Constitution
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:

A. 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

B. At least 4 credit hours of courses on the Core or Elective Course listed above for the classroom track.

2. 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.

3. Admissions Requirement

A cumulative grade point average of 2.8 is required for admission to the Certificate Program.

4. Graduating GPA Requirement

A 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.

5. Certificate with honors:

A student earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.15 or more in certificate courses will receive a Certificate in Environmental Law and Policy with honors.

6. Effective Date

Students graduating in May 2010 and thereafter shall be eligible for a Certificate.

If interested, please contact Professor Jim May at jrmay@widener.edu

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