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By enrolling in the seven semester program, qualified Boston University J.D. students have the opportunity to earn an LL.M. in Taxation with only one semester of full time post-J.D. study.  The accelerated program provides students with the opportunity to complete the LL.M. in Taxation degree in half the time (and at half the cost). 

A seven-semester student must earn a total of 24 credits in qualified tax courses in order to be eligible for the LL.M. degree.  The student, however, is given advanced standing toward the LL.M. degree for 12 credits in qualified tax courses taken as part of the J.D. course of study. 

The tax curriculum is broad and deep – 35 courses covering all aspects of tax law – making it possible for students to take a variety of tax courses or to concentrate in a specific area of interest, such as estate planning or international taxation.  Taught by a faculty comprised of tax scholars and distinguished tax practitioners, most Graduate Tax Program courses are small and tend to be intense.