Admission Requirements

Master of Laws (LL.M) Programs
1. The applicant must have earned a J.D. or LL.B. from an accredited law school (if located in the United States, it must be approved by the American Bar Association). 

2. The applicant must demonstrate an aptitude for legal tax or business studies; factors that may be considered include: law school academic record (preference is given to those graduating in the top-half of their law school class); relevant published and unpublished written work; and the nature and duration of legal or tax/business-related work experience.

3. Each applicant must demonstrate successful completion at the law school level of the following courses:

Applicants missing one or more of the prerequisites may be permitted to enroll in the J.D.-level courses to fulfill these requirements.

Master of Taxation for Accountants Program
1. The applicant must have earned a baccalaureate degree at an institution accredited by one of the six regional accrediting affiliates of the American Council on Education or an appropriately approved university outside the United States.

2. The applicant must have successfully completed 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) of  business and accounting courses; preference is given to candidates with a B average or better, or those in the upper half of the class at the baccalaureate level.

3. The applicant must demonstrate an aptitude for tax studies; factors that may be considered include: (1) accounting and undergraduate academic record; (2) published and unpublished relevant written work; (3) nature and duration of accounting experience, including possession of professional licenses including CPA or CMA; and/or (4) the score achieved no earlier than five years prior to the application on a nationally competitive admission examination such as the LSAT, GMAT or GRE.

4. The applicant must have completed a basic taxation course and a business law course (including agency, partnership and corporation law) in the accounting baccalaureate program.

International Students
1. The applicant must have earned a J.D. or LL.B. from an accredited foreign law school.

2. The applicant must provide TOEFL scores. The minimum acceptable score on the manual test is 600; the minimum acceptable score on the computerized test is 250; the minimum acceptable score on the internet test is 114. In lieu of TOEFL scores, the applicant may provide GMAT, GRE or LSAT scores.

3. The applicant must secure appropriate visas for entry into the United States.

4. Complete International Student Forms