Offered by the Kogod School of Business.

Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution with a satisfactory grade point average. Applicants must have at least one year of work experience. Applicants whose first language is not English must have a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Certificate Requirements

• 12 credit hours of approved coursework with grades of B or better. Grades of B-, C, C-, or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students must complete at least 6 credit hours during each 12 month period. Students must complete the certificate within four years

Course Requirements

Complete 12 credit hours from the following:

• ACCT-604 Tax Planning for Individuals  (3)
• ACCT-630 Legislative and Judicial Foundations of Income Tax  (3)
• ACCT-631 Tax Research and Procedure  (3)
• ACCT-740 Taxation of Corporations  (3)
• ACCT-741 State and Local Taxation  (3)
• ACCT-742 Special Tax Topics  (1-3) (3 credit hours required)
• ACCT-743 International Taxation  (3)
• ACCT-745 Employee Benefit Tax Planning  (3)
• ACCT-746 Taxation of Real Estate Transactions  (3)
• ACCT-747 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities  (3)
• ACCT-750 Tax Policy  (3)