Certificate in Law and Entrepreneurship - Courses

To obtain a Certificate in Law and Entrepreneurship from the Palmer Center, a student Fellow must complete a minimum of 12 units from the approved course list. In summary, it is required that 6-8 units of elective courses be taken along with 4-6 units of core courses to include: Entrepreneurship Law Practicum (LAW 2403) or Startup Law Clinic (355) and Intellectual Property (2512). Either the “Entrepreneurship Law Practicum'' or the “Startup Law Clinic” may be taken.

ELECTIVE COURSES (6-8 units):

Palmer Center Approved Course List

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (4-6 units):

- ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW PRACTICUM [2403] 2 units

Required in your Spring 3L “Graduation Year

- STARTUP LAW CLINIC [600] 3 units (Fall or Spring)

Option: If approved from the waitlist and accepted into the clinic, then the (3) credits can be applied to the Entrepreneurship Practicum Core Course [2403] to meet the requirement.

- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SURVEY [2512] 2-3 units

Required but can be waived with “one” of the following:

Patent Law [1832] or Trademark [922] or Copyright Law [912]

Note: A maximum of only 2 units allowed to waive the IP Survey requirement. Students may not include these same units inside the elective courses.

COURSE CONCENTRATIONS:

For students pursuing specialized areas in entrepreneurship law, review the suggested Palmer Center approved course concentration electives.

- - Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Technology
  - Business & Finance
  - Real Estate

Complete course descriptions are included in the law school's Academic Catalog. Fellows may also take courses outside the suggested course concentrations, however, those courses do not count toward the 12 unit requirement for the Certificate. Only the Associate Dean for Academics may waive any Palmer Center's course requirements.

Students will be required to submit a course concentration worksheet on all Palmer Center approved courses taken for certificate qualification approval in the final Spring 3L semester. More information available on How to Apply.