Dual Degree Programs
Colorado Law is a part of an Association of American Universities' level-one research university and therefore offers rich opportunities for interdisciplinary study through seven dual degree programs with other University of Colorado schools and colleges. These dual degree programs offer students a way to integrate their study of law with other disciplines while earning course credit towards both degrees simultaneously. The Law School works in cooperation with these other schools to design and select courses in each program that allow students to earn a dual degree in less time than it takes to earn each degree separately.
Students apply separately to and are admitted by the two schools under their respective admissions procedures and standards. Students may elect a dual degree program at the time of initial application to both schools, or they may apply to one school after having enrolled in the other; however, only credits earned after Law School enrollment count toward the JD degree. The Law School requires that students take the first year of the JD curriculum as a unit exclusively in the Law School. Find details of each dual degree program in the Rules of the Law School. Tuition rates and fees for each program vary, depending on whether the student is doing the dual degree at the University of Colorado Boulder campus or at another campus. Students interested in pursuing a dual degree should contact the registrar's office and the relevant program advisor.
Certificate Programs
Colorado Law offers certificate programs, including a Tax Emphasis Program, that demonstrate a completion of a concentrated course of study in a specific legal field. Certificates require at least 92 credit hours (89 are required for the JD), with at least 18 or 21 of the 92 hours in designated courses.
Students can complete a certificate program within the normal three-year law degree period by planning the program of law study effectively and taking a summer session or a heavier-than-average load each semester after the first year. Law students who wish to participate in the program should submit enrollment form no later than the end of their 2L year (June 1st at the latest). Certificates are only available for current JD students only.
Certificate Signup Form
- American Indian Law Certificate
- Civil Rights & Racial Justice Law Certificate
- Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resources Law and Policy Certificate
- Entrepreneurial Law Certificate
- Graduate Certificate in Environmental Justice
- Health Law and Policy Certificate
- International Law Certificate
- Juvenile and Family Law Certificate
- Tax Emphasis Program