Starting in January, the Fordham University School of Law will offer a master's degree in corporate compliance to non-lawyers.

Fordham is accepting applications for the program to be offered in the spring and fall semesters. The non-lawyers will be required to take courses on the U.S. legal system, the legal profession and legal writing and research.

Full-time students can obtain a Master of Studies in Law degree in one year. The school created an LL.M. program in corporate compliance for lawyers last year.