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The University of Baltimore School of Law offers a Masters in Taxation program designed to complement your accounting education, and provide you with the opportunity to strengthen your knowledge of tax and to enhance your capabilities in a number of tax specializations. 

 
  • A bachelor's degree
  • To submit an official transcript from every school attended (Graduates of the University of Baltimore do not need to submit an official transcript).
  • A letter of recommendation evaluating your potential for success in the program is accepted but not required.
  • A personal statement is accepted but not required. 

Admission is offered to candidates whose previous academic achievement and work experience indicate promise for success in graduate study. 

Admission to the M.S. in Taxation program is on a rolling basis. You may start the program at the beginning of the fall or spring semesters, or in the summer session. 

  • Fall Deadline Aug 1 
  • Spring Deadline Dec 1 
  • Summer Deadline: May 1 

This program does not meet the requirements needed for the F1 Student Visa.  
 
Students who need an F1 Visa are not eligible to apply to this program. If you earned your first degree in accounting from a foreign university you must submit a translated and evaluated transcript. 

Accountants and other professionals may take selected courses in the Graduate Tax Program on a non-degree basis. Such individuals also may audit courses, in which case they do not take course examinations or earn academic credit. Non-degree applicants are held to the same standards of admission as degree seeking applicants. If you have additional questions, please contact taxadmissions@ubalt.edu or 410-837-4469 

To meet accounting undergraduate equivalency requirements, students may be required to complete some or all of the courses listed below. A maximum of 4.5 credits of the Foundation Coursework (Accounting and Business Prep Courses) may be waived based on a student's education and/or work experience. 

 

ACCT 505
Accounting Essentials (1.5 cr) -or- ACCT 201 and ACCT 202
Prerequisite: grad standing


ACCT 514
Fundamentals of Income Taxation (3 cr) 
Prerequisite: ACCT 505  -or- ACCT 201 and ACCT 202