Ocean and Coastal Law Statement of Completion

In order to earn an Ocean and Coastal Law Statement of Completion, a student must satisfactorily complete two of the following courses: Admiralty, Coastal Law, Law of the Sea, Ocean and Coastal Law, or Ocean Law. In addition, a successful candidate must satisfactorily complete any combination of the following courses and seminars, totaling at least nine hours of credit: Comparative Environmental Law, Environment and Energy, Environment and Pollution, Environmental Justice, Environmental Law Alliance Externship, Environmental Law Clinic, Global Environmental Challenges, Hazardous Waste Law, Human Rights and Environment, Indian Law, International Environmental Law, International Law, Land Use Law, Natural Resources Law, Public Land Law, Water Resources Law, Wildlife Law, or one course from the previous list not used for the fulfillment of the first (“two-course”) requirement.

As an alternative to completing the above-referenced curriculum, a candidate for the Ocean and Coastal Law Statement of Completion may serve as a research assistant with the Ocean and Coastal Law Center for at least one academic year. A student who wishes to earn the Statement of Completion via the research assistant program must also complete an academic research paper of high professional quality concerning an ocean or coastal law topic. The student must receive advance approval of his or her topic by the director of the Ocean and Coastal Law Center.

As an alternative to the curriculum or research assistant options for earning the Statement of Completion, a student may serve as a marine law or policy fellow in a state or federal fellowship program for at least one semester.

A full list of requirements and procedures is available to current students in MyLaw. The information contained on this page is only a summary of the academic requirements.