Certificate Course of Study
The Western State University College of Law Faculty Curriculum Committee has approved a course of study leading to a Certificate in Business Law Studies. To earn the Certificate and a corresponding notation on their transcript, students are required to complete 21 academic units of "core courses" and 6 units of approved electives in the business law area, for a total of 27 units. To successfully complete their Certificate students must attain:
- A 2.0 or higher cumulative grade point average overall
- Grade point average of 2.5 or higher in the Business Law Center courses
- No less than 2.0 grade point average in any individual core course
Internships and externships are optional but highly encouraged and many are available.
Required Courses
- Advising Entrepreneurs, 2 units
- Business Associations, 3 units
- Contracts, 6 units
- Contract Drafting, 1 unit
- Federal Income Tax, 3 units
- Financial Principles, 2 units
- Sales (UCC Article 2), 3 units
Elective Courses
Note: The following are representative of courses currently offered.
Students must complete 6 units from the following courses:
Advanced Corporate Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities Regulation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation
Business law Specialties
- Employment Law
- Entertainment Law
- Environmental Law
- Gaming Law
- Insurance Law
- Sports Law
Business Law Practice Skills
- Civil Externship (business law-related)
- Corporate Drafting
- Moot Court (business law-related)
- Negotiations
- Patent Drafting
Commercial Law
- Bankruptcy
- Payment Systems (UCC Articles 3, 4, 4A and 5)
- Secured Personal Property Transactions (UCC Article 9)
Intellectual Property Law
- Copyright Law
- Intellectual Property
- Internet Law
International Business Law
- International Business Transactions
- International Securities Transactions
Real Property Law
- Real Property Transactions
- Secured Land Transactions
Tax Law
- Taxation of Business Entities
