The Business and Commercial Law Certificate is a response to the longstanding demand for attorneys with expertise in the field. Completion of the certificate requirements allows a student to develop the knowledge and skills needed to begin a successful career as a business lawyer.
A student who obtains the certificate receives a solid grounding in the basic principles of business and commercial law and is familiar with many of the transactions that business and commercial lawyers commonly encounter in practice.
The Business and Commercial Law Certificate is available to concurrently enrolled KU Law J.D. students
The certificate program in business and commercial law is a response to the longstanding demand for attorneys with expertise in the field. Completion of the certificate requirements allows a student to develop the knowledge and skills needed to begin a successful career as a business lawyer. A student who obtains the certificate receives a solid grounding in the basic principles of business and commercial law and is familiar with many of the transactions that business and commercial lawyers commonly encounter in practice. Courses available to students include Business Associations, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy, Securities Regulation, Taxation of Business Enterprises, and Real Estate Finance.
Required Course:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 892 | Business Organizations | 3-4 |
Electives (three of the following):
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 911 | Accounting for Lawyers | 1-2 |
| LAW 863 | Antitrust Law | 3 |
| LAW 872 | Commercial Arbitration | 3 |
| LAW 873 | Commercial Law: Secured Transactions | 3 |
| LAW 877 | Corporate Governance | 2-3 |
| LAW 945 | International Commerce and Investment | 3 |
| LAW 985 | Real Estate Finance | 1-2 |
| LAW 855 | Taxation of Business Enterprises | 2-3 |
Electives (two of the following):
A student must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in the courses that count toward the certificate.
*If Independent Research is selected, it must be for 2 credits; the topic must be certified in advance by the director of the certificate program as involving advanced study of business or commercial law; and the resulting paper must satisfy the standards of the upper-level writing requirement.
