San Jose State University

Master of Science in Taxation - Advance Certificate in Taxation

Individuals with an MST degree may enroll in an unlimited number of classes in the MST program. The MST Program offers an advanced certificate program for candidates who already have an LLM or MST Degree. Students have the choice of two different certificates: High Technology Business Taxation or Advanced Taxation.

The Advanced Certificate in High Technology Business Taxation will be awarded to a student who completes five additional courses (beyond their previous LLM or MST course work selected) from the following MST courses:

Bus. 223E- Business Aspects of High Tech Companies
Bus. 225B- Taxation of Corporate Reorganizations
Bus. 225C- Taxation of International Transactions I
Bus. 225D- Taxation of International Transactions II
Bus. 225F- State & Local Income Taxes
Bus. 225J- Taxation of Executive Compensation
Bus. 225N- Going Public +/- 1 Year
Bus. 225M- Advanced State & Local Income Taxes

The Advanced Certificate in Taxation will be awarded to a student who completes five additional courses (beyond their previous LLM or MST course work selected) from the following MST courses:

Bus. 225A - Taxation of Estates & Trusts
Bus. 225B - Taxation of Corporate Reorganizations
Bus. 225C - Taxation of International Transactions I
Bus. 225D - Taxation of International Transactions II
Bus. 225F - State & Local Taxation
Bus. 225G - Taxation of S Corps
Bus. 225H - Taxation of Property Transactions
Bus. 225I - Tax Practices & Procedures
Bus. 225J - Taxation of Executive Compensation
Bus. 225K - Advanced Individual Taxes
Bus. 225M - Advanced State & Local Taxes
Bus. 225O - Taxation of Tax Exempt Organizations
Bus. 297D - Special Courses including International Tax Planning and Consolidated Returns

How to proceed:

Complete the application for the Advanced Certificate in Taxation (click here) and submit it to MST Program Director Annette Nellen anellen@sjsu.edu or fax (408) 924-3463
To sign up for an MST course through Open University, please click here.
Questions? Please contact Program Director Annette Nellen anellen@sjsu.edu