Program Requirements

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Credit Requirements

A minimum of 24 credits are required to obtain the LL.M. degree in Taxation: 12 credits of required courses and at least 12 credits of electives. Students may take a maximum of one, two-credit Independent Study and have it count toward their LL.M. degree in Taxation elective requirements. If a student is accepted into the four-credit Independent Study/IRS Internship, then all four credits will count toward the LL.M. degree.

GPA Requirements

Candidates for an LL.M. in Taxation must successfully complete all required courses and sufficient electives for a minimum of 24 credit hours with a 2.50 GPA or better. A student who has not earned at least the minimum required grade point average of 2.5 upon completion of 24 credit hours will not be awarded the LL.M. in Tax. A student is not permitted to take extra courses to earn the required minimum grade point average of 2.5.

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