Admission Requirements for our MS Taxation

1. Required Undergraduate Courses

Completion of required equivalent undergraduate courses.

Applicants must have completed the following undergraduate courses (or equivalent) prior to admission. The SJSU course numbers for these courses are in parenthesis: 

These requirements may be fulfilled at a community college. See a list of local community college courses that will fulfill the above requirement from Acceptable Classes for Tax admisions(pdf).

If your undergraduate degree is in Accounting, all above requirements are waived.

2. A Four-Year Bachelor Degree

Four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university from the U.S. or from outside of the U.S.;

3. Grade Point Average

GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) in your last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of coursework (Professional Development and Certificate Program course work cannot be included in this calculation); and,

4. Admission Test

• A score of at least 500 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with verbal and quantitative scores each in the 50th percentile or above, or
• A score of at least 145 on the LSAT, or
• Passed the CPA exam.

5. Test of English as a Foreign Language

TOEFL exam if required. More about GMAT, LSAT, and TOEFL
The following courses are recommended prior to beginning the MS Taxation program:

• Business Law (BUS3 080)
• Computer Tools for Business (BUS4 091L)
• Fundamentals of Finance (BUS1 170)

6. Acceptable Classes for Tax Admissions

Acceptable Classes for Tax admissions(pdf).