Administrative Law

NOTE: This course has two different course descriptions. Make sure you read the correct one for the section in which you wish to register.

Administrative Law - Professor Lisa Benjamin and Professor Melissa Powers

Course Number: LAW-100
Course Type: Foundational
Credits: 3
Enrollment Limit: Determined by Registrar
Description: Administrative law is the law relating to administrative agencies. It includes constitutional law (especially separation of powers and procedural due process), federal statutory law (especially the Administrative Procedure Act), and state statutory law. The validity of government agencies’ actions depends on compliance with administrative law. Thus, lawyers for agencies, regulated industries, and public interest groups are vitally concerned with administrative law. This course uses a problem orientation to stress practical application of administrative law.
Prerequisite: none
Evaluation Method: Final exam; regular quizzes, class participation
Capstone: no
WIE: no

Administrative Law - Professor Nick Fromherz (Summer 2021)

Course Number: LAW-100
Course Type: Foundational
Credits: 3
Enrollment Limit: Determined by Registrar
Description: Administrative law is the law relating to administrative agencies. It includes constitutional law (especially separation of powers and procedural due process), federal statutory law (especially the Administrative Procedure Act), and state statutory law. The validity of government agencies’ actions depends on compliance with administrative law. Thus, lawyers for agencies, regulated industries, and public interest groups are vitally concerned with administrative law. This course uses a problem orientation to stress practical application of administrative law.
Prerequisite: none
Evaluation Method: Final exam; class participation (students will be expected to view the class videos and participate in the discussion boards in the time frames allotted)
Capstone: no
WIE: no

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