Admission Criteria
Admission to the M.S.T. program is limited to those students who can demonstrate high promise of success in a graduate business degree program. Admission standards for the Master of Science in Taxation program are as follows:
- An undergraduate or master's degree with at least 15 semester hours in accounting (including an income taxation course), an ABA-accredited law degree, or departmental approval (prior work experience will be given consideration).
- Applicants without an AACSB-accredited graduate business degree or an ABA-accredited law degree must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.00 scale) or a 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of their undergraduate program.
- Satisfactory scores (verbal, quantitative, and total) on the GMAT (minimum of 475) or LSAT. This exam requirement is waived for applicants who (1) have passed all parts of the CPA exam or (2) have an AACSB-accredited graduate business degree or an ABA-accredited law degree.
- When the undergraduate GPA and the GMAT score factor into the admission decision, applicants must have a composite score of 1100 or higher. The composite score is calculated by the following formula: (cumulative GPA x 200) + GMAT score = 1100 or higher.
The following application deadlines have been set by the Graduate School:
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M.S.T. Application to
Grad School Deadline
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All Supporting Documents to
Grad School Deadline
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International
Students Deadline
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Summer
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April 1st
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June 1st
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Fall
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June 1st
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August 1st
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May 1st
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Spring
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November 1st
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January 1st
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October 1st
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* International students can not apply for summer term.
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For NIU Graduate School catalog click here.
