Areas of Concentration

Students may receive recognition for completing one of the following areas of concentration:

Concentration information for students who entered the School of Law prior to Fall 2008 can be found here.

To receive recognition for completing an area of concentration, a student must satisfy the requirements for a particular area. In addition to satisfying the specific requirements for a concentration area, a student is required to have at least a 2.67 G.P.A. for courses taken in the particular concentration. Students cannot receive recognition for completing more than one area of concentration.

With respect to each area of concentration, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (or her designee) may allow for substitutions for concentration requirements in exceptional situations. An example of such situation is where a student is unable to be placed in an internship involving the particular area of concentration and other experiential courses or activities are not available. In addition, work done at other legal institutions (both U.S. and foreign) may count towards meeting the requirements of an area of concentration if substantially similar to that listed under the particular area of concentration. This determination shall be made by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in consultation with the concentration advisors for the particular area.

With regard to sequencing courses within an area of concentration, required courses for an area of concentration should be taken before other courses (subject to any course prerequisites being satisfied). Some areas of concentration provide more specific guidance on sequencing courses.