The Health Law Certificate Program offers J.D. candidates the opportunity to develop expertise in the specialty of health law through a large selection of courses and extracurricular activities. Many past graduates of Widener now practice health law in hospitals, insurance companies, law firms and government agencies. A specialization in health law can provide the graduate with an edge in a competitive legal job market.
Admission RequirementA cumulative grade point average of 2.8 is required for admission to the Program.
Required CoursesHealth Law I: Intro to Health Law (3 credits)
Health Law II: Regulating Health Care (3 credits)
ANDAt least three additional health law courses or a clinic program as approved by Professor Culhane.
At least two of these additional courses have to be taken from this list:Bioethics and the Law (2 credits)
Health Care Finance (2 credits)
Health Care Transactions (2 credits)
Health Law: Regulating Fraud (2 credits)
Public Health Law (2 credits)
Writing RequirementConcentrators must complete a scholarly research paper on a subject related to Health Law in (1) a Health Law course; (2) a Directed Research project with a Health law Institute faculty member; or (3) a paper submitted in satisfaction of the requirements for membership on either the
Widener Law Review or
The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.
Grade RequirementA Juris Doctor candidate must earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8 in the courses required by the concentration in order to earn a Certificate in Health Law. Students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.15 or over in those courses will be awarded a Certificate in Health Law with honors.
Contact Information
Director: Professor John G. Culhane
Phone: (302)-477-2107
Email: jgculhane@widener.eduSecretary: Karla Harris
Phone: (302)-477-2704
Email: kmharris@mail.widener.edu