Overview
Students may pursue a Concentration certificate in Business Law and Financial Services.
Concentration students pursuing the certificate in Business Law must complete 21 - 22 credits in Concentration courses, broken down to 13 - 14 credits in Core courses, 2 credits in Practicum courses and 6 credits Elective courses.
Concentration students pursuing the certificate in Business Law and Financial Services, must complete 21 - 22 credits in Concentration courses, broken down to fourteen 13 - 14 credits in Core courses, 2 credits in Practicum courses and at least 6 credits Elective courses. Students who opt to receive the certificate in Business Law and Financial Services must tailor their elective courses to include Banking Law and at least 2 other specific elective courses, as described below. Specific elective courses required of students who opt to receive the Business Law and Financial Services certificate are noted at the end of this section.
For complete course descriptions, please consult the Elective Courses section of the Suffolk University Law School. Please note that not all courses are offered each semester and plan accordingly.
Courses
Core Courses 13-14 Credits
All of the following four (4) courses are required of all Concentration students
Choose one of the following:
B. Business Practicum Courses and Externships
Concentrators must complete an externship or business practicum course requirement. The requirement may be satisfied by:
- Completion of an appropriate, minimum three (3) credit externship in a business, corporate, finance or tax placement through the Externship Program that has been approved by the Concentration Director
- Completion of a non-credit summer or semester externship in a business, corporate, finance or tax placement that has been approved by the Concentration Director
- Completion of at least one (1) of the business practicum courses listed below
- Students who opt to complete more than one (1) course from this list may count the additional course(s) as a Concentration elective(s)
An approved Externship Waiver for qualifying students as approved by the Concentration Director, such as part-time students with a full-time position already relating to business, corporate, finance or tax
Practicum Courses
In the event a Concentration student elects to take more than one Business Practicum Course, each additional Business Practicum course can count as an Elective Course under the "Elective Course Requirements" section.
Elective Course Requirements (at least 6 credits)
Students who opt to receive the Concentration certificate in Business Law may choose, at their own discretion, among the following courses to complete the elective course component of the Concentration. Special Requirements for students who opt to receive the Concentration certificate in Business Law and Financial Services are noted immediately following this elective course list.
Elective Courses
With the approval of the Concentration Faculty Director, other courses offered as part of the Law School’s Summer Galway program, that are of a similar curricular character to other general Concentration electives, may be counted as Concentration electives.
The Graduate Program at the Sawyer Business School- up to 6 credits
The Concentration Director may allow other suitable courses, including appropriate business, corporate, finance, tax or entrepreneurial courses offered at the Sawyer Business School, to satisfy the Elective Course requirement on a case-by-case basis. Prior approval for any such Elective Course through the Sawyer Business School must be obtained from the Concentration Director prior to enrolling in any such course. Students wishing to register for approved elective courses offered at the Sawyer Business School may register for these courses using the JD Enrollment in SBS Graduate Courses form, which is found under the Academic Concentration/Specialization tab in Workday. Please contact the Concentration Director to discuss this option before enrolling any course offered at the Sawyer Business School.
How to Enroll
Enrollment in the Business Law and Financial Services Concentration is accomplished by filing a Notice of Enrollment form.
Concentration enrollment may occur as soon as a student completes the first year in law school in good standing.
The latest date students may enroll in a Concentration is October 1st for students graduating in January, and Feb. 1 for students graduating in May.
Formal enrollment in the Business Law and Financial Services Concentration is not complete until the Notice of Enrollment form is filed. Once enrolled in the Concentration, students will be invited to participate in a variety of programs and special events of interest to business, corporate, finance and tax practitioners.
Please Note: Students may pursue a Concentration certificate in one of two areas: (i) Business Law OR (ii) Business Law and Financial Services. Specific elective course requirements for the Business Law and Financial Services certificate are noted on the courses webpage, under the headline "Special Requirements for the Business Law and Financial Services."
Requirements
Continued enrollment in the Business Law and Financial Services Concentration is contingent upon the student:
- Completing the four (4) required core courses (13 - 14 credits)
- Completing either an internship with a business, corporate, finance or tax placement OR a Concentration Practicum course; (at least 2 credits)
- Business Law and Financial Services Concentration: Completing at least seven (7) additional elective course credits so that it is possible to complete the required 22 - 23 credits in approved Business Law and Financial Services Concentration courses by the time the student graduates;
- Business Law: Completing 6 additional elective course credits so that it is possible to complete 21 - 22 credits in the Business Law concentration.
- Periodically reviewing the student's progress in attaining the requisite grade point averages with the Concentration Faculty Director and/or the Office of Academic Services; and
- Obtaining the Concentration Faculty Directors' approval of the student's plan for completing the Concentration's writing requirement.
- Meeting the GPA Requirements for the Concentration
Notice of Completion
Upon completion of the required courses, externship, clinical or Practicum course elective courses, the writing requirement and total credit hours required by the Business Law and Financial Services Concentration, students must complete and file a Notice of Concentration Completion form with the Office of Academic Services.
The latest date students may file Concentration Completion forms is Nov. 1 for January graduates, and March 1 for May graduates.