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    Mar 28, 2024  
American University Catalog 2014-2015 
    
American University Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Taxation (MS)


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Offered by the Kogod School of Business , the MS in Taxation provides a professionally-oriented specialty master’s degree focusing on federal income taxation. It is designed to advance students’ careers and broaden their options with skills in specialized areas and comprehensive expertise in the field of taxation. This convenient yet demanding program facilitates opportunities with the largest professional service organizations in the world, enhances flexible career paths, and creates opportunities for starting businesses.

Admission to the Program


In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for graduate study, applicants must have earned an undergraduate bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a satisfactory grade point average and a satisfactory score on the GMAT or the GRE, and must have earned a satisfactory grade point average for the last 60 hours of academic work from a Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) regionally-accredited institution.  Applicants may elect to apply test optional; please visit http://www.american.edu/kogod/admissions/ for more information. 

In addition, applicants must have satisfied Kogod School of Business prerequisite knowledge through undergraduate or graduate coursework in accounting, business law, and federal income taxation. Applicants whose first language is not English must have a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Degree Requirements


  • 30 credit hours of approved graduate coursework with a minimum of 21 hours in taxation, including two required core courses (6 credit hours) and five elective courses (15 credit hours). The remaining 9 credit hours must consist of additional tax courses or, with the permission of the program director, non-tax courses necessary to meet state CPA licensure requirements.

Course Requirements


Elective Courses (24 credit hours)


24 credit hours with at least 15 credit hours from the following courses. The remaining 9 credit hours must consist of additional tax courses or, with the permission of the program director, non-tax courses necessary to meet state CPA licensure requirements.

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees


American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. Advanced undergraduates admitted to a combined degree program that includes a master’s degree from Kogod are eligible to take graduate-level courses and may apply up to 9 graduate credit hours earned as an undergraduate toward the requirements for both degrees. See Combined Bachelor’s and Kogod School of Business Master’s Programs  for more information.

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