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:
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:
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.
Law Registrar is located in Legal Research Center on the Law Campus.
MSC: 51
email lawreg@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6614
fax 503-768-6850
Registrar Tiffany Henning
Law Registrar
Lewis & Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Boulevard MSC 51
Portland OR 97219