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Health Law and Policy Program

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Health Care Compliance Certificate Course Requirements

Students enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. program at American University Washington College of Law who complete the following course requirements and earn a cumulative 3.0 grade point average within the courses they take to fulfill the course requirements, will be awarded, upon graduation, a Health Care Compliance Certificate indicating that they have completed a concentration of courses in health care law and compliance.

Students must complete all the following core courses:

  • Corporate Compliance and Ethics (3 credits)
  • Health Law (3 credits)
  • Health Care Fraud and Abuse (3 credits)
  • Health Information Privacy and Data Security Law (2 credits)

At least four additional credits from among the following courses:

  • Health Care Corporate Compliance and Governance (1 credit)
  • The False Claims Act in the Health Care Industry (1 credit)
  • Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Practicum (2 credits)
  • Bioethics and Regulation of Human Subjects Research (2 credits)
  • Current Issues in Food and Drug Law and Policy (3 credits)
    (In order for these course credits to count towards the Health Care Compliance Certificate, students must write a paper of at least 7,000 words and comply with the Compliance-Related Writing Project Approval Policy)
  • Approved Externships (2-4 credits)
    (In order for these course credits to count towards the Health Care Compliance Certificate, students must seek and receive approval pursuant to the Compliance-Related Externship Placement Policy)