MTax Admission Requirements

The MTax curriculum consists of 30 semester credits. Admission to the program is open to the following individuals:

• Certified Public Accountants and other accountants with equivalent credentials with at least a bachelor’s degree.
• Individuals with an undergraduate degree in accounting from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent.
• Individuals with a JD.
• Individuals who plan to pursue the joint JD/MTax degree (JD students must complete the first year of law school if full-time or the second year of law school if part-time before they can take courses in the MTax program).
• Individuals with an undergraduate degree in business from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent.
• Other individuals who demonstrate a high potential to succeed in the MTax program (based on GMAT scores, undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, and prior work experience) and who have earned at least a B average in 6200:601 Financial Accounting (or equivalent) and 6200:627 Survey of Federal Taxation (or equivalent).

Students who have at least two years of work experience and have an accounting certification (i.e. CPA, CMA, CIA, etc.) or have successfully passed the bar exam do not need to take the GMAT exam to be admitted to the program. All other students must earn a satisfactory score on the GMAT (LSAT for law students) prior to being admitted to the program.

Individuals in categories 3 and 5 must complete an introduction to financial accounting course and a federal income taxation course before they begin taking MTax courses. These courses may be taken at the graduate or undergraduate level. Students should plan to complete those courses in the summer or earlier prior to starting the required MTax courses.

Students are encouraged to begin the program in the fall. Full-time students who begin the program in fall will normally complete all requirements for graduation in two semesters. Part-time students who start in fall can complete all requirements for graduation within two years.