To earn a Certificate in Criminal Law, a student must complete the 86 semester hours required for the Juris Doctor degree and must satisfy all JD requirements. Within the elective course work required for the JD, a student must complete 15 credit hours from the listed criminal law courses, including three required courses.
An applicant must earn a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the Certificate courses. If a student takes more than 15 hours of courses from the approved list, all grades earned in those courses will be factored into the minimum 3.00 GPA requirement for the Certificate.
Previously taught courses, courses offered in other DePaul Colleges, and new courses and seminars that may be added to the curriculum may qualify for the Certificate with approval.
Students may apply for only one Certificate.
For more information, contact Faculty Certificate Director for Criminal Law, Monu Bedi.
Required Courses
Course List (Law) | Course | Title | Semester Hours |
| LAW 518 | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I: INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| LAW 557 | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE II: ADJUDICATION | 3 |
| 2-6 |
LAW 524 | EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM (Criminal Law) | |
LAW 429 | LEGAL CLINIC I (Criminal Appeals; Advanced Criminal Appeals; Misdemeanor; Croak Community Legal Clinic (criminal justice); or other approved topic) | |
LAW 514 | LEGAL CLINIC II (Criminal Appeals; Advanced Criminal Appeals; Misdemeanor; Croak Community Legal Clinic (criminal justice); or other approved topic) | |
Elective Courses
Course List (Law) | Course | Title | Semester Hours |
LAW 213 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRACTICUM | |
LAW 250 | SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (approved topic) | |
LAW 277 | GUN VIOLENCE-LEGAL ISSUES | |
LAW 312 | TRIAL ADVOCACY II | |
LAW 313 | JUVENILE JUSTICE | |
LAW 319 | PROSECUTING & DEFENDING CRIMINAL CASES | |
LAW 412 | FEDERAL COURTS | |
LAW 450 | TRIAL ADVOCACY I | |
LAW 455 | LEGAL DRAFTING (Criminal Law) | |
LAW 502 | HATE CRIME LAW | |
LAW 507 | FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW | |
LAW 564 | EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (Taken in conjunction with approved LAW 524 placement) | |
LAW 513 | INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW | |
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