Certificate in Animal Law

This page describes the requirements to obtain a certificate in Animal Law and provides links to the documents that must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by February 1st for a May graduation date or October 31st for a January graduation date.

Please also visit the Animal Law program page for general information about Animal Law at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Documents:

Application

Paper Requirement (must submit a copy for each of 2 papers)

Certificate in Animal Law

The Certificate in Animal Law, awarded to qualified Lewis & Clark Law School students upon graduation, recognizes successful curriculum concentration in the field of animal law. In order to receive a Certificate, students who believe they fulfill the requirements must complete an application form and the Paper Requirement form linked in the Documents section above. Students qualify for a Certificate in Animal Law by satisfying the course, paper, and grade point average requirements set forth below.

A. Course Requirements

1. To obtain the certificate, a student must satisfactorily complete the following two courses:

• 100 Administrative Law
• 449 Animals in the Law

2. In addition, a student must complete eight (8) additional credits of approved Animal Law Courses from the following:

• 549 Advanced Animal Law
• 448 Animal Law Legislation and Lobbying
• 924 Animal Law Litigation
• 303 Animal Legal Philosophy
• 407 Animal Rights Law & Jurisprudence
• 451 Animals in Agriculture: Law and Policy
• 927 Aquatic Animal Law
• 446 Companion Animal Law
• 459 Crimes Against Animals
• 415 Food Law
• 409 International Animal Law
• 951 International Wildlife Law
• 593 Legal Research: Animal Law
• 442 Nonprofit Animal Law
• 921 Law and Ethics of Animal Testing
• 436 Wildlife Law
• A maximum of three (3) credits from the following may count toward the eight (8) additional credits:
  • 788 Animal Law Clinic I
  • 789 Animal Law Clinic II
  • 768 Animal Law Litigation Clinic I
  • 769 Animal Law Litigation Clinic II
  • 620-623 Animal Law Review
  • 810 Externships: Animal Law
  • 798 Farmed Animal Protection Project I
  • 799 Farmed Animal Protection Project II
  • 754 International Environmental Law Project I
  • 755 International Environmental Law Project II

B. Paper Requirement

Two (2) substantial papers on Animal Law topics, approved by an animal law faculty member. Each paper must have a paper requirement document submitted with the professor’s signature.

C. Grade Point Requirement

The student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.70 in certificate courses.