Courses
Core Courses
Students must take the following two required courses, totaling six (6) credits:
Elective Courses
Health and Biomedical Law Concentration students must take courses totaling fourteen (14) elective credits, in addition to the two (2) required courses totaling six (6) credits.
Elective credits for the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration are divided into two Tiers, with Tier 1 containing courses where health or biomedical law is a central theme and Tier 2 containing courses where health or biomedical law is less predominant. Many students are likely to take several of the qualifying Tier 2 courses regardless of concentration.
In choosing their electives, concentrators must take at least three (3) courses from Tier 1. A student's remaining elective courses may be taken from courses listed in either Tier 1 or Tier 2. No more than nine (9) credits of course work from courses in Tier 2 may count toward the concentration electives. Limitations on the number of courses permissible from course categories in Tiers 1 and 2 are noted below.
Tier 1- Health Electives- Minimum 3 courses
Tier 2- Other Electives
No more than nine (9) credits from Tier 2 may count as Concentration electives
General Electives
Alternative Dispute Resolution Electives- Only 1 may count towards concentration
Labor Law Electives- only 1 may count towards concentration
Intellectual Property Electives- only 2 of the following may count towards concentration
| LAW-2216 | Intellectual Property Survey | 3 |
| LAW-2298 | Patent Law | 3 |
| LAW-2831 | Patent Litigation Practice | 2 |
| LAW-2301 | Patent Prosecution I - Drafting Formerly: Patent Application Practice I | 2 |
Estates and Wills Electives
Life Sciences and Law Electives- only one may count towards concentration
| LAW-2441 | Biotechnology and the Law | 3 |
| LAW-2433 | Clinical Research Law | 3 |
| LAW-2871 | Compliance Life Sciences Regulation and Recognition | 3 |
How to Enroll
Enrollment in the Health and Biomedical Law 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 Health and Biomedical Law 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 health and biomedical law practitioners.
Requirements
Continued enrollment in the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration is contingent upon the student:
- Completing the five (5) credits of required core courses and at least fifteen (15) credits in elective courses so that it is possible to complete the required twenty (20) credits in approved Health and Biomedical Law Concentration courses by the time the student graduates;
- Periodically reviewing the student's progress in attaining the requisite grade point averages with one of the Concentration Faculty Director and/or the Assistant Dean for Academic Services.
- Obtaining one of the Concentration Faculty Director's approval of the student's plan for completing the Concentration's writing requirement.
Upon completion of the required courses, elective courses, the writing requirement and total credit hours required by the Health and Biomedical Law 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.