LL.M. Degrees

Schedule of Courses and Classes

LL.M. Concentration in Taxation Tentative Schedule of Classes
The LL.M. program is offered on a two-year cycle. All classes are offered from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST. Courses for the 2012-2014 cycle will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Courses which are part of the prior 2011-2013 cycle are offered on Mondays and Wednesdays. Generally students only take courses in one cycle, but are allowed to take courses in more than one cycle in order to finish the degree earlier or pick up a course they missed. For a list of class dates and the professor, click on any course below. This schedule is always subject to change.

Course Dates Class of 2012-2014 Class of 2011-2013 Class of 2010-2012
Class
Days
All tax classes are on Tuesday and Thursday All tax classes are on Monday and Wednesday All tax classes are on Tuesday and Thursday
Summer
2012
Orientation / Tax Research
Check-in 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Friday, June 29 – Saturday, June 30, 2012
or
Friday, July 13 – Saturday, July 14, 2012
Introduction to Advanced Tax Research
Robert Marshall
Civil Tax Procedure
Steve R. Johnson
May 2 – June 20
Exam June 25

Advanced Tax Research
Online with Robert Marshall

Comprehensive Exams
July 20-21

Students choose one of the following courses:

Criminal Tax Procedure
Steve R. Johnson
May 1 – June 14
Exam June 19

OR

Advanced Capital Transactions
James D. Bryce
May 1- June 14
Exam June 19

Students choose one of the following courses:

Deferred Compensation
Andrew Stumpff
June 21 – August 9
Exam August 14

OR

Estate Planning/Drafting
Amy Morris Hess
June 21 – August 9
Exam August 14

Fall
2012
Personal Income Tax
James D. Bryce
August 7 – September 25 (no class Labor Day Holiday)
Exam September 27

Corporate Tax
Jeffrey H. Kahn
October 2 – November 15
Exam November 20

Estate and Gift Tax
Elizabeth A. Bawden
August 6 – September 24
Exam September 26

State and Local Tax
James D. Bryce
October 1 – November 14
Exam November 19

 
Spring
2013
Partnership Tax
Paul D. Carman
January 3 – February 21 (no class MLK Birthday)
Exam February 26

Capital Transactions
James D. Bryce
March 5 – April 18
Exam April 23

Students choose one of the following courses:

Advanced Partnership Tax Paul C. Carman
January 2 – January 28
Exam January 30

And

Advanced Corporate Tax
Jeffrey H. Kahn
February 4 – February 25
Exam February 27

OR

Taxation of Estates & Trusts
Steve Siegel
January 2 – February 20
Exam February 25

 

Students choose one of the following courses:

Estate Planning/Drafting
March 4 – April 17
Exam April 22

OR

Tax Exempt Organizations
March 4 – April 17
Exam April 22

 
Summer
2013
Tax Procedure
Steve R. Johnson
May 2 – June 20 (no class Memorial Day Holiday)
Exam June 25

 

Advanced Tax Research – Online with Robert Marshall

 

Comprehensive Exams
Friday, July 19 – Saturday, July 20, 2013
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Students choose one of the following courses:

International Tax
April 29 – June 17
Exam June 19

OR

Advanced Capital Transactions
James D. Bryce
April 29 – June 17
Exam June 19

Students choose one of the following courses:

Deferred Compensation
June 26 – August 12
Exam August 14

OR

Criminal Tax Procedure
June 26 – August 12
Exam August 14

 
Fall
2013
Estate and Gift Tax
Elizabeth A. Bawden
August 6 – September 24 (no class Labor Day)
Exam September 26

State and Local Tax
James D. Bryce
October 8 – November 21
Exam November 26

   
Spring
2014
Students choose one of the following combinations:

Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts
Steven G. Siegel
January 2 – February 20 (no class MLK Birthday)
Exam February 25

OR

Advanced Capital Transactions
James D. Bryce
January 2 – February 20 (no class MLK Birthday)
Exam February 25

 

Students choose one of the following combinations

Advanced Corporate Tax
Jeffrey H. Kahn
March 4 – March 25
Exam March 27

AND (together with)

Advanced Partnership Tax
Paul D. Carman
April 1 – April 22
Exam April 24

OR

Estate Planning/Drafting
Amy Morris Hess
March 4 – April 17
Exam April 22

   
Summer
2014
Students choose one of the following courses:

Executive Compensation
Andrew Stumpff
April 29 – June 17 (no class Memorial Day)
Exam June 19

OR

International Tax
Robert J. Misey
April 29 – June 17 (no class Memorial Day)
Exam June 19Students choose one of the following courses:

Tax Exempt Organizations
Beverly I. Moran
June 26 – August 12
Exam August 14

OR

Criminal Tax Procedure
Steve R. Johnson
July 1 – August 12
Exam August 14