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To earn a Certificate in Health Law, a student must complete the 86 credit hours required for the Juris Doctor and must satisfy all JD requirements. Within the coursework required for the JD degree, a student must complete 15 credit hours from the listed health law courses, including two required courses and at least three electives.

An applicant must earn a minimum GPA of 3.20 in the Certificate courses. If a student takes more than 15 hours of courses from the approved list, all grades earned in those courses will be factored into the minimum 3.20 GPA requirement for the Certificate. 

Previously taught courses, courses offered in other DePaul Colleges, and new courses and seminars that may be added to the curriculum may qualify for the Certificate with approval. ​

A student may apply for only one Certificate. 

For more information, contact the Certificate Directors for Health Law, Max Helveston and Charmaine Crabaugh.

Required Courses

Course Title Semester Hours
LAW 706HEALTH POLICY AND THE LAW3
LAW 727HEALTH CARE COMPLIANCE AND REGULATIONS3

Elective Courses

Course Title Semester Hours
Select at least three of the following:9
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
SEX, GENDER, AND THE LAW
SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (approved topic)
SPECIAL TOPICS IN LAW (IP Vaulation in Tech, Health & Other Industries; IT & Data Regulation: Law, Ethics & Society; Human Rights Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic; COVID-19 & Public Health Law; other approved topic)
PRIVACY LAW
ANTITRUST
LABOR LAW
JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE LAW EDITORIAL BOARD
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
LEGAL DRAFTING (Health Law)
INSURANCE LAW
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM (approved placement)
EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (Taken in conjunction with approved placement for LAW 524 above)
PRACTICAL LEGAL RESEARCH (Health Law)
ELDER LAW
RISK MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY
HEALTH EQUITY AND THE LAW
THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH CARE LAW
HEALTH PRIVACY, CYBERSECURITY, AND IT LAW
BIOETHICS & THE LAW
DISABILITY LAW
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
HEALTH CARE: FRAUD AND ABUSE
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SURVEY
LEGAL CLINIC I (Civil Litigation & Health Law)
LEGAL CLINIC II (Civil Litigation & Health Law)
FOOD AND DRUG LAW
HEALTH LAW MOOT COURT