The basic requirements for the Sports Law Certificate can be found online here - https://law.marquette.edu/national-sports-law-institute/sports-law-certificate-requirements. To be eligible for the Certificate you should have already registered as a candidate in the fall 2019 semester of your 1L year.
Students graduating from Marquette University Law School are eligible to earn a Sports Law Certificate from the National Sports Law Institute. In the semester of his or her graduation, the NSLI will present the Certificate and a medallion to a student who has satisfied each of the following requirements:
(1) Both introductory sports law survey courses (3 credits): Amateur Sports Law and Professional Sports Law.
(2) One sports law workshop (2 credits): Legal and Business Issues in Collegiate Athletics, Legal Issues in Youth, High School, and Recreational Sports, NCAA Governance and Compliance, Representing Professional Athletes and Coaches, Sports Industry Governance, Sports Sponsorship - Legal and Business Issues, Sports Venues, or The Impact of Gender Equity in Sport.
(3) The Selected Topics in Sports Law a research paper on a sports law topic in another Law School seminar (2 credits). NOTE: Students who take a non-sports law seminar should contact Professor Anderson to make sure the course meets this requirement. For any such non-sports law focused course, the student should ask the course's instructor whether (1) they can write a paper focused on a sports law topic, and (2) whether there is a research paper requirement of between15 and 25 pages in the course. If these two criteria are met, the Seminar should meet the requirements of the Sports Law Certificate.
(4) Advanced Legal Research in Sports Law (2 credit).
(5) Alternative Dispute Resolution or related ADR course.
(6) One or more of the following substantive law courses that significantly impact the sports industry: Administrative Law; Antitrust Law; Business Associations; Constitutional Law 2: Speech and Equality; Disability Law; Education Law; Employment Law, Federal Income Taxation of Individuals; Intellectual Property Law; or Labor Law.
(7) Marquette Sports Law Review staff position for a full academic year (details on Opportunities for Students page).
(8) A sports law practice/research internship of at least one semester in length (not for academic credit) (details on Opportunities for Students page).