Students are eligible to receive the certificate upon successful completion of all requirements for graduation plus:
Requirements
- Take 12 credit hours of taxation classes;
- Maintain an average of “B” or better in tax classes;
- Obtain at least a graduating G.P.A. of 2.5;
- Complete 50 hours (over two (2) filing seasons) of volunteer work for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which also satisfies the Law and Poverty requirement. Please contact the Pro Bono Coordinator for information about using VITA hours to satisfy the Law and Poverty requirement. (This requirement may be modified due to circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consult the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management.)
- Skills Requirement: must complete Electronic Tax Research for one skills credit (completion certified by skills coordinator during final graduation audit.) (This requirement may be modified due to circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consult the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management.)
The taxation classes are:
LAW L870 Federal Taxation of Wealth Transmission
LAW L871 Advanced Federal Income Taxation
LAW L872 Federal Income Taxation of Corporations
LAW L873 Taxation of Partnerships and Other Pass-through Entities
LAW L874 Federal Tax Procedure
LAW L875 State and Local Taxation
LAW L898 Legal Research (Independent Study)
LAW L980 Income Taxation
LAW L981 International Taxation