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USC Catalogue 2017-2018 
    
USC Catalogue 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate


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JD students must complete at least 12 units of arbitration and mediation-related classes to receive this certificate. Interested JD students must submit their applications for this certificate program after completing the first year of law school. JD students complete the certificate requirements during their second and third years of law school, and courses may count both toward the JD degree and the certificate.

LLM students must complete at least 12 units of arbitration and mediation-related classes to receive this certificate. LLM students complete the certificate requirements during the year they are taking their LLM course work, and courses may count both toward the LLM degree and the certificate.

Certificate-only students must complete at least 12 units of arbitration and mediation-related classes to receive this certificate.  

All students are required to take both mandatory courses (Survey of ADR Law and Policy And Domestic Ethics in ADR) and a selection of elective courses (such as ADR Clause Drafting and Business Mediation).

Mandatory Courses


All students must complete the following two mandatory courses for this certificate.

Additional Mandatory Courses


Students must select at least one of the following mandatory classes for this certificate.