XI. Requirements for Graduate Certificate Candidates

A. General Requirements

To be recommended for the graduate certificate all candidates must successfully complete the required coursework, meet the school residency requirement for one semester, if a residential candidate, and fulfill all financial obligations to UNH Law and comply with UNH Law’s Conduct Code.

B. Required Credits

1. Number of Credits. Graduate certificate candidates must successfully complete fifteen (15) credits from a selection of required and elective curriculum.
2. Maximum Number of Credits. Graduate certificate candidates may not enroll in more than seventeen (17) credits per academic semester.

C. Coursework for Graduate Certificate Candidates

All residential graduate certificate candidates must complete a variety of required and elective courses, depending on the program in which the candidate is enrolled.

1.  Required Courses
   1. Intellectual Property graduate certificate candidates must complete the following required curriculum:

      Course List

      Code	Title	Credits
      LIP 894	American Legal Process and Analysis I	3

   2. Commerce & Technology graduate certificate candidates must complete the following required curriculum:

      Course List

      Code	Title	Credits
      LIP 894	American Legal Process and Analysis I	3
      LIP 980	E-Commerce and The Law	2

2. Elective Courses. Graduate certificate candidates must complete their certificate by selecting additional electives from an approved elective curriculum list or by selecting courses made available under these rules. (The approved course list will be provided by the Director of Commerce & Technology Program or the Director of Intellectual Property Center, as appropriate.)

D. Coursework for Online Graduate Certificate Candidates

Online graduate certificate candidates must complete a variety of required and elective courses, depending on the program in which the candidate is enrolled.

1. Required Courses
   1. Intellectual Property online graduate certificate candidates must complete the following required curriculum:

      Course List

      Code	Title	Credits
      LIP 954	Patent Law	3
      LIP 944	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property	3
      LIP 961	Patent Practice and Procedure I	3
      LIP 962	Patent Practice and Procedure II	3

   2. International Criminal Law & Justice graduate certificate candidates must complete the following required curriculum:

      Course List

      Code	Title	Credits
      LCR 924	International Criminal Law and Justice Seminar	3
      LCR 925	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	3

2. Elective Courses. Online graduate certificate candidates must complete their certificate by selecting additional electives from an approved curriculum list or by selecting courses made available under these rules. (The approved course list will be provided by the Director of Online Programs.)