Tax (Graduate Certificate)
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). Not eligible for F-1 or J-1 visa sponsorship.
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
Tax (12 credit hours)
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)