Law and Sustainability Certificate

Minimum Average Grade requirement

Each student must earn a cumulative average grade of at least 3.0 for the courses taken to satisfy the substantive course work requirement. A student must also earn a minimum grade of "B" for any law-related course taken outside of ASU Law if permitted.

Active participation in the Law and Sustainability Program

Each student must participate in one of the following activities for at least two semesters, or equivalent participation (or other activities as approved by the Program Directors):

• Sustainability Law Research Seminar
• The Mentorship Initiative in Sustainability Law (MISL)
• Active participation on the board of ASU Law’s Environmental Law Society (ELS)
• Extramural environmental or sustainability related moot court competition (by approval)
• Law and Sustainability-based externships (by approval)

Writing requirement

Each student must write a substantial paper on a topic related to Law and Sustainability. The paper must be at least 15 pages in length and written under the guidance of a member of the College of Law faculty. A paper written to satisfy the College of Law's graduate writing requirement or flexible writing requirement can fulfill this writing requirement, including a paper written as part of a law journal or a seminar course included on the list of Elective Courses above.

Faculty advisors

The Program Director is primarily responsible for the administration of the Certificate. Each student who registers as a candidate will also be assigned a faculty advisor from among the program faculty members.