Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Taxation
About This Program
To support The University of Texas at Arlington's mission to provide lifelong learning opportunities to the community, the Department of Accounting offers qualified applicants an opportunity to participate in a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Taxation. This is a non-degree seeking program. The program offers graduate courses in specific areas of taxation as a means of
- maintaining and promoting their professional development in an interactive environment;
- acquiring continuing education hours necessary to maintain a professional certification;
- furthering their opportunity to participate in a graduate degree program. Subject to the applicable degree requirements, up to 4 courses taken in the certificate can be applied toward a master's degree;
- providing quality cost-efficient staff training;
- interacting with other professionals and developing a dialogue that can improve your practice's efficiency and effectiveness. A number of our professors in the program are either currently with the Internal Revenue Service or in practice in the area of specialization associated with the course.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to identify relevant tax issues associated with the corporate, partnership, S corporation, estate, and gift tax fields.
- Upon completion, students will be able to find, cite, and apply primary and secondary tax authority and sources and be able to critically think through tax issues and develop tax solutions.
- Upon completion, students will be able to clearly and effectively communicate their ideas at a professional-level.
Admissions Criteria
The certificate is a post-baccalaureate educational opportunity available to degreed applicants. It is narrower in scope and shorter in duration than any of the department's graduate degree programs. To qualify, an applicant must:
- have an undergraduate degree
- have a grade point average of 3.0.
A GMAT score and letters of recommendation are not required for admission to the certificate.
Status as a Certificate Student
Special student status characteristics include the following.
- Must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.
- No more than twelve (12) hours of work earned as a special student may be applied to a graduate degree at UT Arlington.
A person who is admitted as a certificate student and later seeks admission to a degree program must submit a regular Graduate Admissions Application form, pay the application fee, submit all required documents, and meet all admission requirements, including admission tests and any additional requirements established by the degree program.
Application to a Graduate Program
Admission as a certificate student in no way guarantees subsequent unconditional admission into a graduate program or the College of Business. Anyone who enters a certificate program and later seeks a graduate degree at the College of Business may apply 12 hours of coursework toward that degree program if done within 6 years of completion of the certificate by petitioning Graduate Admissions through her/his prospective academic department. Only grades of A and B may be applied toward graduate credit.
Terms of Admission
Once admitted, participants may take up to four (4) of the approved courses. The terms of admission allow participants to take only the specific courses approved for the certificate. Participants would not be allowed to take courses outside of their certificate requirements without applying for and having been accepted into the graduate program.
Current Graduate Students
Graduate students currently enrolled in a UT Arlington graduate program may also earn the certificate by notifying the Accounting Advisor of their intent to participate in the certification program and by successfully completing the prescribed number of classes in their degree program.
Curriculum
Courses appropriate for the certificate have been selected because their subject matters directly relate to materials needed by professionals engaged in tax-related activities.
Those students entering the Certificate of Taxation without having taken the equivalent of the undergraduate tax course will also be required to take a "foundation" course, ACCT 5314.
| Foundations | ||
| ACCT 5339 | TAX PLANNING AND RESEARCH | 3 |
| Specialization | ||
| Choose three of the following: | 9 | |
| TAXATION OF PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES | ||
| TAX PROBLEMS OF CORPORATIONS AND SHAREHOLDERS | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION | ||
| TAX PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE | ||
| FEDERAL TAXATION OF GIFTS AND ESTATES | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Program Completion
The Certificate in Taxation requires students to take and successfully complete, with a minimum GPA of 3.0, four advanced tax courses.