JD Concentration in Business Law

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The JD Concentration in Business Law offers degree candidates an opportunity to focus on business-related law. The concentration includes foundational courses that provide a background for further study in tax, corporate law, international law, and related areas.

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Declaration to Pursue the Concentration: Students who intend to pursue this concentration are strongly encouraged to consult the faculty director at the end of the semester in which they complete 30 credit hours, in order to ensure that they will be able to complete the concentration.

General Requirements

JD students may earn only one concentration. Degree candidates pursuing the JD Concentration in Business Law must complete a minimum of 16 credits, including 11 credits of required and selective courses, and must graduate with a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.25 in coursework taken to fulfill the concentration.

Elective Courses

Required Courses

One of the following courses:

One of the following courses:

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*- Concentration candidates who take this experiential learning component must take both the class and placement components.

†- Topic must be approved in advance by the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the faculty director.

If approved in advance by the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the faculty director and, if necessary, the appropriate person in the UIC college offering the course, a student may take one graduate-level course at UIC in criminal justice, forensic science, or another highly relevant field.