Academic Overview

Part-Time, Online Program

Schedule:  The Master of Studies in Law in Taxation is a 24–30 credit online degree for tax and financial professionals. Students earn their degree by successfully completing a curriculum of entirely online tax courses on a part-time basis over a period of up to five years. Students who already hold a master’s degree in a related field can complete the program in 24 credits.

Because our online programs are not available in all states, prospective Master of Studies in Law in Taxation applicants should review information regarding State Restrictions and Procedures prior to submitting an application.

Curriculum Content

NYU School of Law is the top-ranked school for tax law according to US News and World Report. Students have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of online tax courses, carefully curated based on their professional goals and areas of interest.

Students must only take one required, one-credit course: Tax Practice and Procedure. For the remaining credits of the program, students can custom design the focus of their degree by selecting from NYU Law’s rigorous and diverse set of online tax courses. We do suggest that all students take courses in corporate taxation, international taxation, and partnership taxation. 

Sample Schedule

The program director provides course advising each semester to help students take meaningful courses in an appropriate sequence. The sample schedule below is for a student completing 24 credits of a general curriculum. We have sample curricula for other areas of focus. Students who do not already have a master's degree in a related area must complete 30 credits.

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Taxation of Property Transactions 2 credits	Corporate Tax I 2 credits	Tax Practice and Procedure 1 credit
Year 2	Corporate Tax II 2 credits	International Tax I 2 credits	Timing Issues and the Income Tax 1 credit
Year 3	Estate and Gift Taxation 3 credits	Multistate Taxation: Income Taxation 2 credits	Multistate Taxation: Sales and Gross Receipts 2 credits
Year 4	International Tax III 2 credits	Partnership Taxation 3 credits	Elective Final Project

Program Final Project: An Opportunity to Apply Your Learning

Students have the opportunity to work on a final written project based on their area of interest from one of several different tax subject areas (e.g., business taxation, international taxation, and estate planning or tax controversy). This project offers students an opportunity to apply their learning in a practical context.

Academic Policies

Assessment: Master of Studies in Law in Taxation students are evaluated separately from LLM students and are graded on a scale of High Pass/Pass/Fail rather than the traditional letter-grade scale. Students must earn a Pass or High Pass in all courses. Upon request, we can supply employers with a letter stating a letter-grade equivalent for the purposes of tuition reimbursement.

Additional academic policies are published in the NYU School of Law Academic Policies Guide, the website for the Office of Graduate Affairs, and on the Graduate Tax Program website.