Health Law and Policy - Graduate Certificate

Law students may demonstrate to employers that they are prepared to practice health law and lead in the administration financing, organization policy-making and delivery of health care by earning a health law & policy certificate (HLP). 

The HLP certificate not only prepares students to practice law in areas such as health care administration, organization, financing, public interest advocacy and public health, but also allows students to take advantage of the wealth of resources and courses related to health and health care in the Law School and throughout the University of Colorado system. Colorado Law surveyed health law employers and heard from them that the HLP certificate will move law graduate resumes to the top of the applicant pile.

For more information, contact the program director.

Requirements

To qualify for the HLP certificate, a student must earn 92 credit hours—three more than required for a regular JD degree—and at least 18 credit hours must be earned in courses approved in the health law and policy curriculum.

Each certificate course must be completed with at least a C in every course. The student will be awarded the certificate "with honors" if they earn at least an A- cumulative average in those courses.