Certificate in Criminal Law Practice
Recognizing that ethical and effective criminal legal prosecution and defense are essential to the maintenance of a just society and thus fulfill Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law's ultimate goal of equipping law students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership, Pepperdine offers a certificate program designed to equip students with the educational and experiential tools necessary to effectively engage in criminal legal practice.
To obtain a Certificate in Criminal Legal Practice, a student must complete the course
of study outlined below:
Required Courses
- Clinical Law - Criminal Externship (with a government agency within the criminal justice field) (2-3 units)
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Evidence
- Trial Practice
- Trial Preparation and Settlement (Criminal)
Elective Courses (8 additional units)
- Advanced Trial Practice
- Clinical Law-Criminal Externship (with a government agency within the criminal justice field) (second course 3 units maximum)
- Domestic Violence Law Seminar
- International Criminal Law
- Juvenile Rights: Substance and Procedure
- Interviewing, Counseling and Planning
- Negotiation Theory and Practice
- Police Practices
- Sentencing and Corrections
- Interschool Trial Competition (2 units maximum)
- Interschool Appellate Advocacy Competition (2 units maximum)
- Other relevant courses with the permission of the academic dean and director such
as the following:
- Investigation Law
- Trial Preparation and Settlement-Civil
Students wishing to participate in the program should send an email to Professor Harry Caldwell .