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Professional Designations and Board Certifications

Professional Designations and Board Certifications are trademarked and awarded by professional board of standards and professional bodies, not by a law or business school. Law and business schools are educational service providers whose courses articulate via approval by a respective Board or Body to meet that Board or Body’s curricular criteria. 

The use of Professional Designations and Board Certifications within an industry may be regulated by the industry’s regulatory authority. By example, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with approximately 3,000 employees operating from Washington, DC, New York, and 15 District Offices was created in July 2007 through the consolidation of NASD and the member regulation and enforcement functions of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to oversee more than 676,000 registered securities representatives. FINRA states on its webpage “Understanding Professional Designations” that “Rule of Conduct 2210 prohibits brokerage firms and brokers registered with FINRA from referencing nonexistent or self-conferred degrees or designations or referencing legitimate degrees or designations in a misleading manner.” FINRA lists professional designations that it deems appropriate for listing. See FINRA Professional Designations, such as the Chartered Wealth manager of the AAFM, and read more about Certifications on the US Department of Labor website which lists AAFM as one of the bodies for financial services certification and information.

Curricular Requirements –

Professional Designation and Certification eligibility requires (I) a graduate level education, (II) passing the examinations of specialized courses within a particular field, (III) a minimum professional experience level, (IV) abiding by a code of ethics, and (V) an obligation to annually obtain a minimum amount of hours of continuing professional education.

Within the Master (of Science) of Laws curriculum, listed below are the courses eligible for articulation for the requirements of criterion (II) “passing the examinations of specialized courses within a particular field”.

Chartered Wealth Manager™ CWM™ Board Certification

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Certified International Tax Analyst™ CITA™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Certified Transfer Pricing Specialist™ CTS™ Board Certification

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Certified Anti Money Laundering Consultant™ CAMC™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Master Financial Manager™ MFM™ Certified in Corporate Finance

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Chartered Market Analyst™ CMA™

A minimum 7 years of professional experience and the following course:


Chartered Portfolio Manager CPM™ Board Designation

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Chartered Asset Manager™ CAM™ Board Certification

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Chartered Trust and Estate Planner Designation™ CTEP™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Chartered Compliance Analyst™ CCA™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Chartered Risk Analyst™ CRA™ Board Certified in Risk Management

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:


Certified E-Commerce Consultant ™ CEC™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Certifications and Accreditation

The LL.M. Program courses are approved sanctioned by the American Academy of Financial Management ® ! (AAFM ® ). Graduates of select courses are eligible for professional certifications depending on LL.M. courses completed. Here are the certifications that successful graduates of relevant Diamond Graduate Law Courses can apply for. See Course Certification Requirements

Diamond TJSL Graduate AAFM ® Certification Course PDF Fact Sheet

http://www.financialanlayst.org or www.aafm.us

* Certifying boards and professional associations generally require an extensive application process. Please contact them directly regarding requirements and procedure.

 

ABA Institution - - TJSL Accreditation by the American Bar Association

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the American Association of Law Schools.

The ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has adopted a statement that no post J.D. or other graduate program is a substitute for the J.D. and should not be considered the equivalent of the J.D. for bar admission purposes. Students participating in an LL.M. are advised that an LL.M. does not prepare or qualify its students to engage in the practice of law; that the LL.M. is not intended to qualify students to take a bar examination. Because each State or Dependency (Puerto Rico, USVI, Guam, etc) has its own Bar admission requirements, contact the relevant State or Dependency Bar regarding any questions that you may have regarding its requirements to sit for its bar examination.

Other Recognitions Internationally

The program is accredited by the American Academy of Financial Management ® (AAFM ® ). Graduates of specific concentrations will be eligible, without further course work and examination, board certification or professional designation depending on courses completed. AAFM® is a professional association member of The AACSB International and ACBSP Accreditation Agencies with which it has a global recognition agreement extended to these accreditation agencies.

The Graduate Project Management Law Courses are offered in conjunction with the IPMC International Project Management Commission and the American Academy of Project Management. These are the first specialized Project Management law, scope and contracting courses offered from an accredited law school globally. The e-commerce courses are recognized by the International Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants (ICECC). Graduates of the e-commerce concentration may waive* into, without further course work, the professional certifications related to their coursework. The program is also recognized by the International Compliance Association (ICA) and partners in offering certain professional certifications. ICA is a recognized global professional body by regulators for certification in anti money laundering and in financial crimes.

* Certifying boards and professional associations generally require an extensive application process. Please contact Dean Byrne's office for more information.