There are three mandatory courses and three elective courses within this program. Students with professional experience in Federal Income Tax I and II or with prior course work that covers the same material can begin taking classes that count towards the Certificate immediately. Students without this previous course work or experience must complete our Federal Income Tax I and II classes with a grade of B or better before enrolling in Certificate courses.  The credits earned through completing the Federal Income Tax I and II classes WILL NOT count towards the 12 credits required for the Certificate.

Students must complete the Certificate courses over a maximum of nine semesters, including summer terms.  This equates to approximately 3 calendar years.

Application Deadlines

English Language Requirements

For all applicants whose native language is not English or the received undergraduate or first law degree is not from a country where the language of instruction and only official language are English., The candidate must submit TOEFL or IELTS score report.

TOEFL exam score:

• Minimum 600 (paper-based)
• 250 (computer-based)
• 100 (internet-based)

IELTS Exam Score: Minimum of 7.0

General requirements

• Standardized test score: Applicants who have not previously completed a master’s degree program, who have not passed the CPA exam, and who have less than 3 years of related work experience are required to submit standardized test scores from an accepted graduate program test, including LSAT, GRE, or GMAT.

2020–2021