Mitchell Hamline J.D. students can earn both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance Certificates during their time at MHSL. Some of the certificate courses apply to both programs, making dual certification easy to achieve. While the chart below details the most efficient way to earn both certificates, it is not the only way. More details about the certificate programs can be found on their websites.
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, please reach out to your health law advisor or the HLI’s Program Administrator.
If interested in either certificate program, please fill out the Notice of Intent form to be assigned to an advisor! You can also email Andrea Nadeau, the Health Law Institute Program Administrator for more details!