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The role of regulatory compliance is a major feature of today's business landscape. Our curriculum is focused on current real-world business and legal issues, including more than 40 compliance courses taught by respected academics and practitioners in the field. You'll develop the skills you need to explore and create ethical solutions within a business and regulatory context. The Certificate in Compliance Studies (available to students in the JD, MJ in Health Law, and LLM in Health Law programs) will enhance your credentials and expertise.

Curriculum

The Certificate in Compliance Studies requires compliance coursework and, for MJ and LLM students, a completed final program project on an approved compliance topic.

Required Coursework

To be eligible for the Certificate, students must complete at least 15 credit hours of compliance coursework, including required courses, and must earn an average grade of B or better in your compliance coursework. JD students must complete 13 elective credits from the approved list below. MJ and LLM students must complete 9 elective credits from the approved list below. 

Requirements for MJ and LLM Students

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required for MJ and LLM Students
Select one of the following		2-3
LAW 839	Corporate Compliance
LAW 910	Health Care Compliance
Thesis/Capstone Project		4
Electives	Choose 8-9 Elective Credits	8-9
Total Hours		15

Eligible Electives for MJ and LLM Students

MJ and LLM students must complete 8-9 elective credits from select elective courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 808	Governance, Ethics, & Compliance	3
LAW 812	Financial Institution Regulation	2
LAW 820	Compliance and Culture	2-3
LAW 821	International Business Transactions	2
LAW 823	Privacy and Security of Corporate Information	2
LAW 829	Global Compliance	2-3
LAW 833	Securities Regulation for Lawyers	2
LAW 835	Compliance Training Methods	3
LAW 836	Compliance Seminar Series	1
LAW 837	Breach Incident Management and Reporting	3
LAW 838	European Union Privacy Law	3
LAW 845	The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	3
LAW 902	Introduction to Health Law and Policy	3
LAW 903	Health Care Financing	2-3
LAW 904	Health Care Regulation and Policy	2-3
LAW 909	Risk Management, Patient Safety and Quality	2
LAW 918	Health Care Privacy and Security	2
LAW 919
LAW 922	Advanced Health Care Compliance	2
LAW 923	Privacy Program Management	2
LAW 924	Conducting Internal Investigations	2-3
LAW 925	Drafting Policies and Procedures	3
LAW 926	Human Subjects Protection	2
LAW 927	Food and Drug Law	2
LAW 929	Enterprise Risk Management	2-3
LAW 958	Clinical Research Compliance	2
LAW 959	Physician Regulation & Practice Management	2
LAW 960	Fraud and Abuse - Stark Intensive	3

Requirements for JD Students 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required for JD Students
Select one of the following:		2
LAW 126	Corporate Compliance Programs
LAW 798	Health Care Compliance
Elective Courses	Choose 13 Elective Credits	13
Total Hours		15

Eligible Electives for JD Students

JD students must complete 13 elective credits from select elective courses. Each term select online courses in compliance are available to JD students and may be taken and applied toward the elective course requirement.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 370	Securities Regulation	3
LAW 371	International Business Trans	1-3
LAW 710	Health Law: Patients and Populations	3
LAW 711	Corporate Transactions in Health Law	2-3
LAW 720	Health Care Payment and Policy	2
LAW 793	Administrative Law and Health Care Regulation	2

Thesis Project Courses

To be eligible for the Certificate for Compliance Studies, MJ and LLM students must complete a final program project on an approved compliance topic. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required for MJ Students
LAW 951	MJ Thesis Project Term One	2
LAW 952	MJ Thesis Project Term Two	2

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required for LLM Students
LAW 995	LLM Thesis Project Term One	2
LAW 996	LLM Thesis Project Term Two	2

The focus of your final program project must be on a compliance topic.

Applying for the Certificate

After completion of all requirements, you must complete an online application for the Certificate in Compliance Studies. Your submitted application will be reviewed for approval by the office of the Assistant Dean of Online and Graduate Programs.

CCB Exams Eligibility

Students who earn the Certificate in Compliance Studies are eligible to sit for CCB examinations. After degree conferral, eligible students receive a CCB eligibility letter. For more information on the exams, see the webpage for your interest area - healthcare, corporate.

GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supercede school policies.

learning outcomes

• Design a program to prevent, detect, and remedy Compliance risks;
• Identify and develop the structure of a successful compliance program;
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of regulatory frameworks;
• Identify, analyze and assess relevant Compliance risks to an organization;
• Develop and implement appropriate risk mitigation strategies for an organization;
• Analyze the principles of corporate governance and their role in managing risk effectively;
• Identify and implement relevant data protection laws;
• Develop effective communications and awareness programs to implement these measures