Instructional programs that prepare individuals for the legal profession, for related support professions and professional legal research, and focus on the study of legal issues in non-professional programs.
22.00 Non-Professional Legal Studies
A program of study that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.
A program that prepares individuals for the professional study of law at the post-baccalaureate level.
Any program in non-professional legal studies not listed above.
22.01 Law
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of law, for taking state and national bar examinations, and for advanced research in jurisprudence. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.
22.02 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
An integrated or undifferentiated program in one or more of the legal research or advanced practice fields.
A program that prepares lawyers educated outside the United States to understand U. S. or Canadian law and jurisprudence.
An advanced, professional program of the U.S. legal system, Constitution law, and jurisprudence. Includes instruction in legal history, legal sociology, philosophy of law, Constitutional law, legal procedure, and related topics.
An advanced, professional study of the Canadian legal system, Constitution law, and jurisprudence. Includes instruction in legal history, legal sociology, philosophy of law, Constitutional law, Commonwealth law, legal procedure, and related topics.
An advanced, professional study of the law and process related to the regulation of businesses and the financial services industry. Includes instruction in corporate law, antitrust law, securities law and regulation, negotiation, incorporation, partnerships, trusts, and related topics.
An advanced, professional study of legal systems and philosophies in comparative perspective.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations governing the energy industry, environmental protection, natural resources and land use, and related topics.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies and regulations affecting the health care industry, health professions, health services and insurance industries, and patients.
An advanced, professional study of the law affecting relations between nations, the behavior of international organizations, and the international activities of private citizens and organizations.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations governing transnational business and commercial practices, including the specialized tax law related to international financial transactions.
An advanced, professional study of tax law and taxation procedures in U.S. or Canadian jurisdictions affecting individuals and corporations.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations related to copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and related issues. Includes instruction in patent law, copyright law, trademark law, intellectual property licensing and litigation, and applications such as art and entertainment law, communications law, information technology law, sports law, and chemical and biotech patent law.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting patents.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations for lawyers and non-legal professionals in food and agriculture.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting the sports, fashion, entertainment, arts, and media industries.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations for lawyers and non-legal professionals in compliance, ethics, internal monitoring, regulatory affairs, and related areas.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting criminal law and trial procedures.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting entrepreneurship and innovation.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting domestic relations across the lifespan.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting human resources.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting insurance.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting real estate and land development.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting land, sea, air, and space transportation.
An advanced, professional study of the law, policies, and regulations affecting federal Indian law, tribal law and policy, and Indigenous peoples' human rights.
Any program in legal research and advanced professional studies not listed above.
22.03 Legal Support Services
A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U.S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.
A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruction in legal terminology, legal transcription, shorthand, verbatim recording, equipment operation and procedures, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
A program of study that prepares individuals to provide accurate translation and interpretation between two or more languages for parties involved in a legal proceeding. Includes instruction in courtroom standards and procedures, court interpreting, legal terminology, consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, and sight translation.
An instructional program that prepares individuals to perform editing and word processing on a court reporter transcript to ensure the accuracy of the transcripts. Includes instruction in legal terminology, legal transcriptioning, machine shorthand, and computer-aided transcription software.
Any program in legal support services not listed above.
22.99 Legal Professions and Studies, Other
Any program in law, legal services, and legal studies not listed above.