Business Law Requirements & Curriculum

The Pacific McGeorge Business Law Concentration requires completion of the following courses. The Registrar's Office must be informed of your intention to pursue the Business Law Concentration.

To satisfy the requirements of the Business Law Concentration, students must complete two courses from the list of core courses, three courses from the list of elective courses, and one course from the list of experiential learning courses. If more than two courses from the list of core courses are completed, the additional course(s) can apply towards the satisfaction of the elective course requirement. With the approval of the Director of the Business Law Concentration, courses not on the electives list or the experiential learning list may be substituted, if the course is two units or more.

Requirements

• Two of the listed core courses
• Three courses from the electives list
• One course from the experiential learning list

Core Courses — complete two

Course	Units
Accounting for Lawyers	2
Bankruptcy	3
Commercial Law	3
Employment Law	3
Federal Income Taxation	3
International Business Transactions	3
Securities Regulation	3
Survey of Intellectual Property	3
Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders	3
Taxation of Partnerships and S Corporations	3

Elective Courses — complete three

Corporate/Commercial

Course	Units
Antitrust Law	3
Closely Held Businesses	3
Corporate Governance	3
Closely Held Businesses	3
Current Issues in Securities Regulation	3
Labor Law	3

Industries

Banking Law	3
Entertainment Law	2
Federal Indian Law	3
Insurance Law	3
Sports Law	2

International Business

European Union Law	3
Foreign Investment and Development	3
International Banking	2
International Investment Law	3
International Trade Law and Development	2
International Trade — Public Aspects	3

Real Estate

Environmental Law	3
Land Finance Law	2
Land Use Planning	2
Natural Resources Law	3
Water Resources Law	3

Taxation

Estate & Gift Tax/Estate Planning	3
State and Local Taxation	3
Taxation of Real Estate Transactions	3
Tax Practice and Procedure	3
U.S. Taxation of International Transactions	3

Experiential Learning — complete one

Course	Units
Alternative Dispute Resolution	3
Bankruptcy Clinic	2
Business Planning	3
Business Transactions: Art of the Deal	2
Business or Tax Field Placement	3
California Employment Law Practicum	2
Mediation	3
Negotiations and Settlements Seminar	2 or 3

Questions?

Contact Christine Manolakas, Director of the Business Law Concentration
Email | 916.739.7110