Specialize in Animal Law

Lewis & Clark law students may earn a Specialization in Animal Law within the Environmental Law Certificate Program by meeting the following requirements:

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

Students must take both Administrative Law and Environmental Law plus 8 additional credits of their choice from the environmental law curriculum.

Students must also write two substantial papers.

Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.7

Only three ungraded credits may be applied towards certification.

REQUIRED COURSES

In addition to Environmental Law & Administrative Law, students must take:

Animal Law (fall) (3 credits) or Animal Law Litigation & Lobbying (summer) (2 credits).

ANIMAL LAW COURSE OPTIONS

4 of the 8 required credits must come from the course list below:

Animal Law Spring Seminar (2 credits)

Animal Rights Law (2 credits)

Endangered Species Act (2 credits)

Environmental/Animal Law Moot Court (if participate in the National Animal Advocacy Competitions) (2 credits)

Animal Law Review (up to 3 credits)

Animal Law Clinic (up to 3 credits)

Wildlife Law (3 credits)

Independent study (1-3 credits)

PAPER

One of the two required environmental papers must be written on an approved Animal Law topic.

Fall:
Animal Law
Animal Law Clinic
Environmental Law
Graduate Environmental Law Seminar
* One Additional Class in Animal Law Area of Interest

Spring:
Administrative Law
Animal Law Clinic
Animal Law Seminar (Offered every other year)
Wildlife Law
* One Additional Class in Animal Law Area of Interest