The M.S. in Taxation enables accounting undergraduate majors to obtain the M.S. degree in Taxation. The curriculum contains a “Professional and Business Core” of eight courses (24 credits) and “Professional Electives” of 2 courses (6 credits).
The degree is designed for students who have completed the requirements for the B.S. in Accounting which includes undergraduate courses in Accounting including: Cost Accounting, Federal Income Taxation, Advanced Accounting (with government and not-for-profit coverage), Auditing, Commercial Law (6 credits), Business Statistics (3 credits), *Calculus (3 credits), Financial Management, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (6 credits), Business Communications (2 credits), and business electives as well as the usual complement of general education and liberal arts courses.
The “Professional and Business Core” (24 credits) is comprised of six courses in the areas of taxation and two courses in business or accounting electives. The “Professional Electives” (6 credits) includes a selection of two courses from the areas of Multi-State Taxation, Estates and Trusts, and International Taxation.
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