Earning both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance Certificates
Mitchell Hamline J.D. students can earn both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance Certificates. Some courses apply to both certificates making dual certification easy to achieve. While this chart details the most efficient way to earn both certificates, it is not the only way. All students are encouraged to work with their health law advisor during their 1L year when planning their course schedules. Please fill out the Notice of Intent form to be assigned to an advisor.
| Health Law Certificate | Health Care Compliance Certificate | |
| Quality & Liability (3 credits) | ★ | ★ |
| Organization & Finance (3 credits) | ★ | ★ |
| Health Care Compliance Institute (3 credits) | n/a | ★ |
| Administrative Law (3 credits) or Drug and Device Law (2 credits) or Food Law (2 credits) or Health Law Clinic (2 credits) | ★ | n/a |
| Health Care Compliance Governance & Ethics (2 credits) | n/a | ★ |
| Health Care Compliance Skills (3 credits) | n/a | ★ |
| Health Care Compliance Laws and Regulations (3 credits) | n/a | ★ |
| Experiential Learning: Health Law Externship (2-3 credits) or Health Law Clinic (3 credits) | ★ | n/a |
| Six extracurricular activities* | ★ | n/a |
*The extracurricular activities can be completed by attending health law related events or webinars, networking with health law professionals, etc. If you have questions about what satisfies this requirement, reach out to your health law advisor.