The J.D. degree is awarded to all students who satisfactorily complete all academic requirements and complete 90 hours of credit in the Law School with a grade point average of at least 2.00 and a passing grade in all required courses. Normally, a minimum of 69 hours must be taken in courses in which a letter grade is received.

The course of study for the J.D. degree may be completed no earlier than 24 months and no later than 84 months after commencing law study at Washburn or a law school from which Washburn accepts transfer credit. At least two-thirds of the credit hours required for the degree must be earned at Washburn University. All students must comply with the rules pertaining to legal education prescribed by the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas, the American Bar Association, and the Association of American Law Schools.

Admission Requirements

To be accepted into the Juris Doctor program, students must have graduated from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree and must have taken either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) .

Application Process

1. Apply Online Via LSAC.
   1. Complete Washburn Law application.
   2. Attach personal statement and resume.
2. Submit to Credential Assembly Service (CAS):
   1. Official Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores. If applying to law school with GRE scores instead of LSAT scores, request that Educational Testing Services (ETS) sends scores to Washburn University School of Law.
   2. Transcripts from all institutions of higher education attended.
   3. At least one letter of recommendation is required. No more than three letters will be accepted.

Juris Doctor Degree Requirements  - 90 Hours

The Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree is conferred upon students who successfully complete all academic requirements, earn a minimum of 90 credit hours in the Law School with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher, and receive passing grades in all required courses.  At least 69 of the required credit hours must be earned in graded coursework. 

In addition to the requirements listed above, students must complete at least 69 of the 90 total credit hours in graded coursework.  At least 64 of the 90 total credit hours must be earned through direct faculty instruction.  A maximum of 30 credit hours may be completed through distance education coursework.

Students whose GPA falls below 2.80 after their first two semesters may be required to complete a minimum of two Multiple Assessment Courses, one of which must be Multistate Legal Analysis as part of their elective credits.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
First Year Courses
Fall
LW 725	Torts	4
LW 729	Criminal Law	3
LW 732	Property	4
LW 875	Lgl Analysis Rsrch Writing I	3
Spring
LW 863	Civil Procedure I	4
LW 700	Contracts	4
LW 861	Constitutional Law I	4
LW 876	Lgl Analysis Rsrch Writing II	3
Upper-Level Requirements
LW 750	Criminal Procedure	3
LW 757	Evidence	4
LW 770	Professional Responsibility	3
LW 862	Constitutional Law II	3
LW 868	Civil Procedure II	2
Perspectives on Law 1		1-15
Experiential Skills Courses 2		6
Upper-Level Oral Presentation Requirement 3		1-5
Upper-Level Writing Presentation Requirement 4		1-5
Elective Courses 5		15-37

¹

Select one course from the Perspectives on Law course list, regardless of the credit hours.

²

Select a minimum of six credit hours from the Skills course list.

³

Select one course from the Upper-Level Oral Presentation Requirement course list, regardless of the credit hours.

⁴

Select one course from the Upper-Level Writing Presentation Requirement course list, regardless of the credit hours.

⁵

Select any law level courses not already applied toward another degree requirement.

Perspectives on Law

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LW 735	Admiralty and Maritime Law	3
LW 954	Adv. Intellectual Property Sem	2
LW 704	Animal Law	2-3
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 860	Bioethics and the Law	2
LW 822	Capital Punishment Seminar	2
LW 891	Climate Change Crisis and Law	2
LW 785	Corp. Compliance: Law & Policy	2-3
LW 722	Education Law	2-3
LW 708	Education Law: Special Educati	1
LW 811	Environmental Rights Practicum	3
LW 754	Family Law Seminar	2
LW 841	Federal Indian Law	3
LW 934	Gender, Sexuality, and the Law	3
LW 819	Human Dignity Rights	2
LW 778	Intnl Business Transactions	3
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 919	Int'l Human Rghts/Indig People	3
LW 948	Intern'l Intellectual Property	3
LW 948	Intern'l Intellectual Property	3
LW 973	Int'l Petroleum Transactions	3
LW 853	Law and Economics	2-3
LW 927	Law of Armed Conflict	3
LW 883	Leadership for Lawyers	2
LW 798	Legal History Seminar	2
LW 851	Osaka: Compar Con Law - Rights	3
LW 928	Public International Law	3
LW 902	Race and the Law	2-3
LW 990	Stdy Abroad, Univ. /Maastricht	6-15
LW 823	Tax Policy Seminar	2
LW 723	Torts: Product Liab. & Privacy	2
LW 941	Tribal Law and Government	2-3

Experiential Skills

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LW 800	Advanced Legal Research	2
LW 859	Advanced Oral Arguments	1-2
LW 724	Advanced Trial Advocacy	2
LW 753	Alternative Dispute Resolution	3
LW 767	Appellate Practice	2
LW 913	Child Advocacy Training	1-2
LW 756	Clinic: Litigation	4-5
LW 756D	Clinic: Advanced Litigation	1-3
LW 911	Clinic: Transactional	4-5
LW 911D	Clinic: Advanced Transactional	1-3
LW 931	Collaborative Law	1-2
LW 871	Commercial Leasing	1
LW 903	Criminal Appeal Advocacy	3
LW 903D	Crim. Appeal Adv.-Adv. Topics	1-2
LW 752	Crim Law: Prosecutorial Ethics	1-2
LW 906	Cross Examination Techniques	1
LW 716	Divorce Practice	2
LW 890	Domestic Violence	1-3
LW 708	Education Law: Special Educati	1
LW 937	Evolution of a Business Trans.	1
LW 888	Financial Issues in Divorce	1-2
LW 914	Interviewing and Counseling	2
LW 877	Jury Selection and Voir Dire	1
LW 702	Kansas Legal Research	2
LW 965	LARW for the Government Client	2
LW 925	Law Practice Technologies	1
LW 962	Legal Writing Clerkship/Extern	1
LW 817	Mediation	2
LW 857	Negotiation	2
LW 856	Oil and Gas Joint Operations	2
LW 961	Patent Prosecution	2
LW 765	Pretrial Advocacy-Civil	3
LW 768	Pretrial Advocacy-Criminal	3
LW 858	Rural Practice Externship	3-6
LW 920	Spec. Legal Res: Bus & Tax Law	1-2
LW 930	SLR: Foreign and Int'l Law	1-2
LW 949	Spec Leg Res: Statutory/Reg.	2
LW 949	Spec Leg Res: Statutory/Reg.	2
LW 907	Taking & Defending Depositions	1
LW 993	Third-Year Anywhere Extern I	6
LW 994	Third-Year Anywhere Extern II	6
LW 707	Transactional Drafting	3
LW 766	Trial Advocacy/ITAP	2
LW 892	VITA and Compliance	1
LW 721	Writing Debtor-Creditor Pract	1
LW 901	Writing for Law Practice	3

Upper-Level Oral Requirement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LW 954	Adv. Intellectual Property Sem	2
LW 859	Advanced Oral Arguments	1-2
LW 724	Advanced Trial Advocacy	2
LW 756	Clinic: Litigation 6	4-5
LW 911	Clinic: Transactional 6	4-5
LW 785	Corp. Compliance: Law & Policy	2-3
LW 915	Decedents' Estates and Trusts	3-4
LW 722	Education Law	2-3
LW 754	Family Law Seminar	2
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 914	Interviewing and Counseling	2
LW 948	Intern'l Intellectual Property	3
LW 853	Law and Economics	2-3
LW 762	Moot Court 6	1-2
LW 829	Moot Court - Goodell Int Comp	1
LW 765	Pretrial Advocacy-Civil	3
LW 768	Pretrial Advocacy-Criminal	3
LW 823	Tax Policy Seminar	2
LW 805	Trial Advocacy Competition	1-3
LW 766	Trial Advocacy/ITAP	2

Upper-Level Writing Requirement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LW 753	Alternative Dispute Resolution 7	3
LW 954	Adv. Intellectual Property Sem	2
LW 891	Climate Change Crisis and Law	2
LW 756	Clinic: Litigation 6	4-5
LW 911	Clinic: Transactional 6	4-5
LW 785	Corp. Compliance: Law & Policy	2-3
LW 903	Criminal Appeal Advocacy	3
LW 763	Directed Research	1-3
LW 722	Education Law	2-3
LW 811	Environmental Rights Practicum	3
LW 754	Family Law Seminar	2
LW 819	Human Dignity Rights	2
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 948	Intern'l Intellectual Property	3
LW 965	LARW for the Government Client	2
LW 853	Law and Economics	2-3
LW 771	Law Journal Membership	1
LW 798	Legal History Seminar	2
LW 762	Moot Court 6	1-2
LW 823	Tax Policy Seminar	2
LW 707	Transactional Drafting	3
LW 901	Writing for Law Practice	3

⁶

Requires professor approval to satisfy this requirement.

⁷

Varies by semester.

Certificate Requirements

Students who desire to concentrate their elective and extracurricular courses of study in a particular area may complete a certificate within the Juris Doctor program. This is not a freestanding certificate.

Advocacy Law Certificate - 16 Hours

Students who desire to concentrate their elective and extracurricular courses of study on the general areas of business and transactional law can seek an Advocacy Law Certificate. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study to expand his or her knowledge in business law while developing essential skills of the transactional lawyer. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
LW 868	Civil Procedure II	2
or LW 839	Criminal Procedure II
LW 757	Evidence	4
LW 765	Pretrial Advocacy-Civil	3
or LW 768	Pretrial Advocacy-Criminal
LW 766	Trial Advocacy/ITAP	2
The Law and Theory Underlying Advocacy
Choose Two Courses
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 822	Capital Punishment Seminar	2
LW 885	Children in the Law	2
LW 755	Conflict of Laws	3
LW 759	Federal Courts	3
LW 934	Gender, Sexuality, and the Law	3
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 886	Juvenile Offender	2
LW 776	Legislation	3
LW 902	Race and the Law	2-3
LW 936	White Collar Crime	2-3
Advanced Litigation
Choose Three Courses
LW 737	Adv Evidence: Expert Witnesses	1
LW 859	Advanced Oral Arguments	1-2
LW 724	Advanced Trial Advocacy	2
LW 767	Appellate Practice	2
LW 906	Cross Examination Techniques	1
LW 716	Divorce Practice	2
LW 984	E-Discovery	2
LW 888	Financial Issues in Divorce	1-2
LW 877	Jury Selection and Voir Dire	1
LW 961	Patent Prosecution	2
LW 907	Taking & Defending Depositions	1
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Choose One Course
LW 753	Alternative Dispute Resolution	3
LW 931	Collaborative Law	1-2
LW 817	Mediation	2
LW 857	Negotiation	2
Lawyering Requirement
Choose One Course
LW 756	Clinic: Litigation	4-5
LW 903	Criminal Appeal Advocacy	3
LW 921	Externship I	2-4

Extracurricular Course of Study

Certificate students are encouraged, but not required, to participate in one or more Washburn Law advocacy related extracurricular activities to further develop their advocacy skills.

Service Requirement

Certificate students must complete 10 hours of approved pro bono activities which involve advocacy skills.

General Requirements

Students interested in pursuing an Advocacy Law Certificate must first meet with the certificate advisor to declare their interest and plan their course of study. This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. [NOTE: This requirement will be adjusted to accommodate students who have completed 40 hours but desire to pursue this Certificate opportunity.] Following the meeting, the certificate advisor and student will complete a meeting summary in which the faculty member who will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor will be identified.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.

Business and Transactional Law Certificate - 16 Hours

Students who desire to concentrate their elective and extracurricular courses of study on the general areas of business and transactional law can seek a Certificate in Business and Transactional Law. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study to expand his or her knowledge in business law while developing essential skills of the transactional lawyer. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
LW 703	Business Associations	4
Optional Courses
LW 737	Adv Evidence: Expert Witnesses	1
LW 954	Adv. Intellectual Property Sem	2
LW 753	Alternative Dispute Resolution	3
LW 782	Antitrust	3
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 911	Clinic: Transactional	4-5
LW 870	Commercial Law	4
LW 871	Commercial Leasing	1
LW 953	Copyright Law	3
LW 785	Corp. Compliance: Law & Policy	2,3
LW 718	Debtor/Creditor Relations	3
LW 763	Directed Research	1-3
LW 786	Employment Discrimination	3
LW 917	Employment Law	3
LW 749	Estate Planning and Taxation	4
LW 937	Evolution of a Business Trans.	1
LW 921	Externship I	2-4
LW 922	Externship II	2
LW 874	Farm Income Tax, Estate & Succession Planning	2
LW 938	Fundamentals of Real Estate	1-2
LW 710	Insurance	2
LW 778	Intnl Business Transactions	3
LW 973	Int'l Petroleum Transactions	3
LW 783	Labor Law	3
LW 717	Law and Accounting	2
LW 853	Law and Economics	2,3
LW 857	Negotiation	2
LW 961	Patent Prosecution	2
LW 959	Public Employment Law	2
LW 733	Real Estate Transactions	3
LW 838	Secured Transactions	3
LW 920	Spec. Legal Res: Bus & Tax Law	1-2
LW 823	Tax Policy Seminar	2
LW 940	Tax. of Business Enterprises	3
LW 898	Trademark Law	3
LW 707	Transactional Drafting	3
LW 889	Transactional Law Meet Comp.	1-2
LW 892	VITA and Compliance	1
LW 936	White Collar Crime	2-3

Extracurricular Course of Study

Students must attend four extracurricular programming events sponsored or supported by the Business and Transactional Law Center or by a bar association or other professional association relating to business and transactional law. Attendance may be in person or online but must be synchronous. From time to time, the Center will make available a list of associations that typically sponsor such events, but students should feel free to investigate other programming that is likely to qualify and check with their certificate advisor. Students are responsible for keeping track of their attendance at qualifying events and presenting their record to their Certificate advisor before graduation.

Writing Requirement

Complete the upper-level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a pre-approved Business and Transactional Law topic. Students may satisfy the Certificate writing requirement through Directed Research (LW763) or an alternative writing opportunity approved in advance by the student's certificate advisor. Students must receive a grade of "B" or better on the paper they submit to satisfy the writing requirement.

Lawyering Experience Requirement

Students earning a Business and Transactional Law Certificate must complete a lawyering experience consisting of, for example, the Clinic/Transactional, a Transactional Law Meet Competition, a Washburn Law-sponsored externship, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, or other work experience related to business and transactional law. With respect to other work experience that will fulfill this requirement, students should feel free to check with their Certificate advisor.

General Requirements

Students interested in pursuing a Business and Transactional Law Certificate must first meet with the certificate advisor to declare their interest and plan their course of study. This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. [NOTE: This requirement will be adjusted to accommodate students who have completed 40 hours but desire to pursue this new Certificate opportunity.] Following the meeting, the certificate advisor and student will complete a meeting summary in which the faculty member who will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor will be identified.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the 16 hours of courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.

Estate Planning Certificate

Washburn University School of Law grants the Estate Planning Certificate to students who demonstrate a proficiency in estate planning and tax law. By granting the Certificate, the Washburn Law Faculty acknowledges that the recipient has successfully completed a focused and rigorous course of study that prepares the student for the practice of estate planning and the advanced study of tax law.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
LW 915	Decedents' Estates and Trusts	3-4
LW 749	Estate Planning and Taxation	4
LW 823	Tax Policy Seminar	2
LW 940	Tax. of Business Enterprises	3
LW 790	Taxation of Individual Income	3

Writing Requirement

Complete the upper-level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on an estate planning topic. Students may satisfy the Certificate writing requirement through the Tax Policy Seminar, Directed Research, or an alternative writing opportunity approved in advance, and certified satisfactorily competed, by the student's Certificate Advisor. To satisfy the writing requirement, the student must receive a grade of "B" or better on the paper.

Service Requirement

1. Complete 10 hours of pre-approved pro bono activities relating to tax law or estate planning.

2. Serve in a leadership position in the Tax and Estate Planning Association for at least two academic years or contribute to an approved ABA or KBA Section of Taxation project.

General Requirements

Any student interested in pursuing an Estate Planning Certificate must meet with the faculty member administering the certificate to plan a course of study. This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. During the meeting, the faculty member and student will complete the "Meeting Summary" (27 KB PDF). The faculty member will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in courses used to satisfy the Certificate Course Requirements.

Family Law Certificate

The Family Law Certificate is available for students who have a serious interest in the area of family law. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the Faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study addressing family law issues.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
LW 890	Domestic Violence	1-3
LW 728	Family Law	3
Optional Courses - Choose 9 Hours
LW 887	Adoption	2
LW 913	Child Advocacy Training	1-2
LW 885	Children in the Law	2
LW 756	Clinic: Litigation	4-5
LW 931	Collaborative Law	1-2
LW 915	Decedents' Estates and Trusts	3,4
LW 763	Directed Research	1-3
LW 716	Divorce Practice	2
LW 932	Elder Law	2-3
LW 754	Family Law Seminar	2
LW 888	Financial Issues in Divorce	1-2
LW 934	Gender, Sexuality, and the Law	3
LW 775	Human Trafficking Law in U.S.	2
LW 815	Immigration Law	2-3
LW 886	Juvenile Offender	2

Writing Requirement

Complete a pre-approved upper-level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a Family Law topic. The upper-level writing requirement may be satisfied by the Family Law Seminar, Directed Research, or an alternative writing opportunity approved in advance by the student's certificate advisor. The student must receive a grade of "B" or better on any graded paper.

Service Requirement

1. Complete 12 hours of pro bono activities for children and family, either as a CASA, Horizon's Program, guardian ad litem, volunteer at Legal Services, the Battered Women's Task Force, or in some other capacity serving children and families.

2. Participate regularly in activities of the Children and Family Law Student Society.

Lawyering Experience Requirement

Students earning a Family Law Certificate must complete a lawyering experience consisting of either the Clinic Internship (Family Law, Juvenile Law) or an externship that involves a lawyering experience in a family law or juvenile law placement. Family Law Certificate administrators, working together with the externship coordinator, will determine whether an externship meets the necessary criteria.

General Requirements

Any student interested in pursuing a Certificate in Family Law must first meet with a faculty member administering the certificate to declare their interest and plan their course of study prior to completing 40 hours. The faculty member and student will complete the "Certificate Meeting Summary" (in the Required Form(s) section on this page). This faculty member will also serve as the student's Certificate advisor and will approve any waivers or alternative courses allowed or required by the program.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in courses used to satisfy the Certificate requirements.

Intellectual Property Law Certificate - 18 Hours

Students may earn a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law by successfully completing a concentrated course of study in the discipline, as outlined below.

Students must successfully complete 18 course credits drawn from the courses below, with a 3.0 grade point average in those 18 credits of course work, and a minimum grade of C in each course.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
LW 808	Intellectual Property	3
Optional Core Courses
Complete at least 8 credit hours from this list
LW 954	Adv. Intellectual Property Sem	2
LW 953	Copyright Law	3
LW 948	Intern'l Intellectual Property	3
LW 918	Patent Law	2
LW 961	Patent Prosecution	2
LW 898	Trademark Law	3
Optional Adjacent Courses
May complete up to 6 credits hours from this list
LW 780	Administrative Law	3
LW 782	Antitrust	3
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 703	Business Associations	4
LW 870	Commercial Law	4
LW 755	Conflict of Laws	3
LW 937	Evolution of a Business Trans.	1
LW 759	Federal Courts	3
LW 778	Intnl Business Transactions	3
LW 919	Int'l Human Rghts/Indig People	3
LW 853	Law and Economics	2,3
LW 925	Law Practice Technologies	1
LW 776	Legislation	3
LW 928	Public International Law	3
LW 739	Remedies	3
LW 794	Sports and the Law	2
LW 723	Torts: Product Liab. & Privacy	2
Optional Skills Courses
May complete up to 5 hours from this list
LW 800	Advanced Legal Research	2
LW 767	Appellate Practice	2
LW 911	Clinic: Transactional	4-5
LW 921	Externship I	2-4
LW 922	Externship II	2
LW 914	Interviewing and Counseling	2
LW 965	LARW for the Government Client	2
LW 762	Moot Court	1-2
LW 857	Negotiation	2
LW 949	Spec Leg Res: Statutory/Reg.	2
LW 707	Transactional Drafting	3
LW 901	Writing for Law Practice	3

Writing Requirement

Students must complete an upper-level writing project on an intellectual property law topic approved in advance by the Certificate advisor. Students may satisfy the writing requirement by completing a scholarly paper in an upper-level writing course listed in the core requirements, through a two-credit Directed Research (LW763) project, or through an alternative writing project such as a Washburn Law Journal note. The student's Certificate advisor may approve other types of projects at the advisor's discretion. A student must receive a grade of "B" or higher in the relevant course to satisfy the writing requirement.

General Requirements

Any student interested in pursuing an Intellectual Property Certificate must, prior to completing 40 credits of study, meet with the faculty member administering the certificate (Professor Patricia Judd) to declare interest in earning the certificate and plan a course of study. [NOTE: This requirement will be adjusted to accommodate students who have completed 40 credits but desire to pursue this new Certificate opportunity with a graduation date prior to May 2022.] Any student pursuing the Certificate is expected to meet with the advising faculty member at least once per semester to review progress toward the Certificate. The advising faculty member may request more frequent meetings if necessary.

Any student pursuing the certificate must complete 90 credits of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the 18 credits of courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.

International and Comparative Law Certificate - 15 Hours

Students who desire to concentrate their elective and extracurricular courses of study in the general areas of international and comparative law can seek a Certificate in International and Comparative Law. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study to expand his or her knowledge in international, foreign, and comparative law.

Overall credit-hour minimum. Students must successfully complete at least 15 credit hours selected from the courses listed below. Students must take at least two courses from the "Core Courses" list. No more than 3 externship credits may be counted toward the 15-credit minimum.

Full-time faculty credit minimum. At least 9 of the 15 minimum credit hours must be earned in courses taught by full-time Washburn Law faculty. Externship credits and the semester exchange program in Maastricht may not be counted toward the 9-credit full-time faculty requirement.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
Complete at least two core courses from this list
LW 891	Climate Change Crisis and Law	2
LW 778	Intnl Business Transactions	3
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 927	Law of Armed Conflict	3
LW 851	Osaka: Compar Con Law - Rights	3
LW 928	Public International Law	3
LW 990	Stdy Abroad, Univ. /Maastricht	6-15
Curriculum Courses
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 891	Climate Change Crisis and Law	2
LW 763	Directed Research	1-3
LW 921	Externship I	2-4
LW 841	Federal Indian Law	3
LW 815	Immigration Law	2-3
LW 778	Intnl Business Transactions	3
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 919	Int'l Human Rghts/Indig People	3
LW 948	Intern'l Intellectual Property	3
LW 973	Int'l Petroleum Transactions	3
LW 978	Jessup Int'l Moot Court Comp.	1-4
LW 927	Law of Armed Conflict	3
LW 851	Osaka: Compar Con Law - Rights	3
LW 928	Public International Law	3
LW 930	SLR: Foreign and Int'l Law	1-2
LW 990	Stdy Abroad, Univ. /Maastricht	6-15
LW 941	Tribal Law and Government	2-3

Writing Requirement

Students must complete the upper-level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a pre-approved Comparative or International Law topic. Students may satisfy the Certificate writing requirement through Directed Research (LW763) or an alternative writing project approved in advance by the student's certificate advisor. The writing requirement may be satisfied by completion of a term paper in a Comparative or International Law course that is evaluated by paper, for instance Comparative Constitutional Law, Law and Human Rights, or Law of Indigenous Persons. A student must receive a grade of "B" or better on the paper submitted to satisfy the writing requirement.

General Requirements

Prior to completing 40 hours of study, students interested in pursuing an International and Comparative Law Certificate must first meet with a faculty member administering the program (Professor Craig Martin) to declare their interest and plan their course of study. [NOTE: This requirement will be adjusted to accommodate students who have completed 40 hours but desire to pursue this new Certificate opportunity.] The faculty member and student will complete a “Meeting Summary form” identifying the faculty member who will serve as the Student's Certificate Advisor.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the 15 hours of courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.

Law and Government Certificate - 15 Hours

Students who desire to concentrate their elective courses of study and their co/extra-curricular activities in the general area of law and government can seek to earn a Certificate in Law and Government. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study to expand his or her skill and knowledge in law and government, and those issues situated at the intersection of law, government, and public policy.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
LW 780	Administrative Law	3
Choose One of the following:
LW 841	Federal Indian Law	3
LW 776	Legislation	3
LW 820	Local Government Law	2
Elective Courses
LW 800	Advanced Legal Research	2
LW 782	Antitrust	3
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 760	Civil Rights Litigation	2
LW 839	Criminal Procedure II	3
LW 945	Election Law	2-3
LW 744	Environmental Law	3
LW 921	Externship I	2-4
LW 759	Federal Courts	3
LW 841	Federal Indian Law	3
LW 830	Health Care Law and Policy	2-3
LW 815	Immigration Law	2-3
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 919	Int'l Human Rghts/Indig People	3
LW 927	Law of Armed Conflict	3
LW 965	LARW for the Government Client	2
LW 776	Legislation	3
LW 820	Local Government Law	2
LW 740	Oil and Gas Law	3
LW 959	Public Employment Law	2
LW 928	Public International Law	3
LW 747	Public Land Law	2,3
LW 902	Race and the Law	2-3
LW 949	Spec Leg Res: Statutory/Reg.	2
LW 788	Tax. by State & Local Govts.	2
LW 790	Taxation of Individual Income	3
LW 898	Trademark Law	3
LW 941	Tribal Law and Government	2-3
LW 742	Water Rights	3
LW 936	White Collar Crime	2-3

Elective Courses

Students must successfully complete at least 15 credit hours of Law and Government course work – the combination of required courses noted above plus selections from the elective courses listed on the chart below. Of the fifteen total required credit hours, a minimum of nine credit hours must be earned in courses taught by full-time Washburn Law faculty. Externship credits will not count towards this nine-credit minimum, and no more than four externship credits will count towards the fifteen-credit hour requirement for the Certificate.

Writing Requirement

Complete the upper-level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a pre-approved Law and Government topic. Students may satisfy the Certificate writing requirement through Directed Research (LW763) or an alternative writing opportunity approved in advance by Professor Rubenstein. Students must receive a grade of "B" or better on the paper they submit to satisfy this requirement.

General Requirements

Students interested in pursuing a Law and Government Certificate must first meet with the faculty member administering the certificate to declare their interest, plan their course of study, and, following the meeting, complete a "Meeting Summary" (in the Required Form(s) area on this page). This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. This faculty member will serve as the student's certificate advisor and must approve any waivers or alternative courses allowed or required by the course of study.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the 15 hours of courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.

Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Certificate (CREEL) - 21 Hours

Students who desire to concentrate their elective and extracurricular courses of study on the general areas of business and transactional law can seek a Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Certificate. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study to expand his or her knowledge in business law while developing essential skills of the transactional lawyer. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
LW 780	Administrative Law	3
LW 744	Environmental Law	3
LW 742	Water Rights	3
Optional Curriculum Courses
Select 12 hours.
LW 706	Agricultural Law	3
LW 891	Climate Change Crisis and Law	2
LW 811	Environmental Rights Practicum	3
LW 967	Environ. Reg of Oil/Gas Indus.	1-2
LW 841	Federal Indian Law	3
LW 819	Human Dignity Rights	2
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 712	Natural Res Law: The River	2
LW 740	Oil and Gas Law	3
LW 747	Public Land Law	2,3

Extracurricular Requirement

Students must reigster for a free student membership with the foundation for Natural Resources and Energy law. (www.fnrel.org)

Writing Requirement

Complete one of the following:

• Law Journal case note or article on a CREEL approved topic.
• Upper-level writing requirement dedicated to a CREEL approved topic.

Experiential Requirement

Complete one of the following:

• Environmental Rights Practicum
• Natural Resources Law: The River (Arkansas River Field Course)
• Externship or Internship with a CREEL entity or agency. (Must be approved by certificate director.)

General Requirements

Students interested in pursuing an a Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Certificate (CREEL) Certificate must first meet with the certificate advisor to declare their interest and plan their course of study. This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. [NOTE: This requirement will be adjusted to accommodate students who have completed 40 hours but desire to pursue this Certificate opportunity.] Following the meeting, the certificate advisor and student will complete a meeting summary in which the faculty member who will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor will be identified.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.

Tax Law Certificate

Washburn University School of Law grants the Tax Law Certificate to students who demonstrate a proficiency in tax law. By granting the Certificate, the Washburn Law Faculty acknowledges that the recipient has successfully completed a focused and rigorous course of study in tax law and is prepared for the practice and advanced study of tax law.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
LW 823	Tax Policy Seminar	2
LW 940	Tax. of Business Enterprises	3
LW 790	Taxation of Individual Income	3
Choose One:
LW 788	Tax. by State & Local Govts.	2
LW 892	VITA and Compliance	1

Writing Requirement

Complete the upper-level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a tax law topic. Students may satisfy the Certificate writing requirement through the Tax Policy Seminar, Directed Research, or an alternative writing opportunity approved in advance, and certified satisfactorily competed, by the student's Certificate Advisor. To satisfy the writing requirement, the student must receive a grade of "B" or better on the paper.

Service Requirement

1. Complete 10 hours of pre-approved pro bono activities relating to tax law or tax service organizations.

2. Serve in a leadership position in the Tax and Estate Planning Association for at least two academic years or contribute to an approved ABA or KBA Section of Taxation project.

General Requirements

Any student interested in pursuing a Tax Law Certificate must meet with the faculty member administering the certificate (Professor McMillan) to plan a course of study. This must be done before the student completes 40 credit hours of legal study. During the meeting, the faculty member and student will complete the “Certificate Meeting Summary” (on this page). The faculty member will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in courses used to satisfy the Certificate requirements.

Workplace Law Certificate - 25 Hours

Students who desire to concentrate their elective and extracurricular courses of study on the general areas of business and transactional law can seek a Workplace Law Certificate. The Certificate is an acknowledgment by the faculty that the student has successfully completed a focused course of study to expand his or her knowledge in business law while developing essential skills of the transactional lawyer. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core Courses
LW 917	Employment Law	3
LW 786	Employment Discrimination	3
LW 783	Labor Law	3
Requird Foundation Courses
LW 780	Administrative Law	3
LW 703	Business Associations	4
Optional Specialty Courses
Choose a minimum of 4 hours.
LW 792	Artificial Intelligence & Law	2
LW 760	Civil Rights Litigation	2
LW 709	Employee Benefits Law	2-3
LW 934	Gender, Sexuality, and the Law	3
LW 815	Immigration Law	2-3
LW 812	International Human Rights	2-3
LW 959	Public Employment Law	2
LW 902	Race and the Law	2-3
LW 794	Sports and the Law	2
LW 781	Workers' Compensation	2
Optional Skills Courses
Choose a minimum of 5 hours.
LW 724	Advanced Trial Advocacy	2
LW 753	Alternative Dispute Resolution	3
LW 914	Interviewing and Counseling	2
LW 857	Negotiation	2
LW 765	Pretrial Advocacy-Civil	3
LW 949	Spec Leg Res: Statutory/Reg.	2
LW 907	Taking & Defending Depositions	1
LW 707	Transactional Drafting	3
LW 766	Trial Advocacy/ITAP	2

Experiential Learning

Students earning the Workplace Law Certificate must complete a lawyering experience consisting of an externship or other pre-approved Washburn Law-sponsored program that involves a lawyering experience related to labor and employment law.

Writing Requirement

Students complete the upper level writing requirement (or equivalent writing project) on a pre-approved labor and employment law topic.

General Requirements

Students interested in pursuing an Workplace Law Certificate must first meet with the certificate advisor to declare their interest and plan their course of study. This must be done prior to completing 40 hours of study. [NOTE: This requirement will be adjusted to accommodate students who have completed 40 hours but desire to pursue this Certificate opportunity.] Following the meeting, the certificate advisor and student will complete a meeting summary in which the faculty member who will serve as the student's Certificate Advisor will be identified.

The student must complete 90 hours of total law school credit and achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the courses selected by the student to meet the Certificate requirements.