LL.M. Degrees

Course of Study

The University of Alabama School of Law offers its Graduate Tax Program leading to the LL.M. in Taxation upon the completion of 24 semester hours of graduate course work. The course of study for degree candidates allows for completion of the degree in six semesters, covering two calendar years. But it is possible to take four courses a semester by taking classes four nights a week and finish in one year. Classes are offered Monday-Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.



*First Year Required Courses

Fall
Personal Income Tax
Corporate Tax
Spring
Capital Transactions
Partnership
Summer
Tax Procedure
Tax Research  

* Schedule is subject to change

*Second Year Electives

Fall
Estate and Gift
State and Local
Spring
Adv. Partnership and Corporate OR
Income Tax of Estates and Trusts

International Tax OR
Tax Exempt Organizations

Summer
Estate Planning OR
Advanced Capital Transactions

Executive Compensation OR
Criminal Tax Procedure

 Other Electives
Advanced Corporate Finance
Public Finance and Bond Issues
Independent Study

 

Orientation:
Students are required to attend a summer orientation session at the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the summer before classes begin. The summer orientation trains students on the interactive online technologies, describes administrative policies and procedures and introduces students to the Tax Research and Personal Income Tax courses.

Comprehensive Exams:
Degree candidates are also required to take comprehensive exams administered at the Law School in Tuscaloosa in the summer after completing the first three semesters. Nondegree candidates are not required to take comprehensive exams.

Click here for the tentative schedule of courses

Click here for the tentative schedule of classes