Admissions Criteria
Admission to the Master of Science in Taxation [MST] program is limited to those students who demonstrate high promise of success in a graduate business degree program. To be admitted to the MST program, you must have an undergraduate or master's degree from an accredited institution with at least 15 semester hours in accounting [including an introductory income taxation course], an ABA-accredited law degree, or departmental approval [prior work experience will be given consideration].
If you do not already have a graduate degree, you must have
- a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 [on a 4.0 scale] or a 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of your undergraduate program;
- satisfactory scores on the GMAT [verbal, quantitative, and a minimum total of 475] or LSAT equivalent [this requirement is waived for applicants who have passed all parts of the CPA exam];
- a composite score of 1100 or higher, where the score = (GPA x 200) + GMAT score.
You can start the MST Program at any time. Note the following application deadlines set by the NIU Graduate School:
If you want to be admitted to the program for: |
then submit your application and all supporting documents to the NIU Grad School no later than: |
International Students Deadline |
Summer Semester [May - July] |
April 1st |
_____* |
Fall Semester [Aug-Dec] |
July 15th |
May 1st |
Spring Semester [Jan-May] |
December 10th |
October 1st |
You can test-drive the program before you are officially admitted by taking classes as a student-at-large [SAL]. Become an SAL by applying to the NIU Graduate School. You can apply a maximum of 9 semester hours earned as an SAL toward MST program requirements.
For NIU Graduate School admissions criteria click here.
For NIU Graduate School catalog click here.