If you have an interest in taxation, you can pursue both a Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws in Taxation at the UBalt School of Law.
For students who begin the LL.M. Taxation program in or after Fall 2022: Under the combined J.D./LL.M. in Taxation program, graduates of the University of Baltimore J.D. program can receive advanced credit toward the LL.M. in Tax degree for up to 12 credits earned for tax courses taken in the J.D. program. The LL.M. degree can be earned by taking as few as 14 additional credits in the Graduate Tax Program.
For students who began the LL.M. Taxation program prior to Fall 2022: Under the combined J.D./LL.M. in Taxation program, graduates of the University of Baltimore J.D. program can receive advanced credit toward the LL.M. in Tax degree for up to 15 credits earned for tax courses taken in the J.D. program. The LL.M. degree can be earned by taking as few as 15 additional credits in the Graduate Tax Program.
To participate in the Combined J.D./LL.M. in Taxation Program, you would be required to take Federal Income Taxation or Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax I while in the J.D. program, as either course is a prerequisite for all other tax courses. For combined program participants, we recommend that you also take Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax II while in the J.D. program. In addition, while in the J.D. program we recommend that you consider taking two or three of the following courses:
Partnership Taxation - If you take Partnership Taxation while in the J.D. program, we recommend that you take the course after having taken either Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax II or Corporate Taxation.
Estate and Gift Tax
Corporate Taxation
Tax Policy Seminar
The credits from these courses, all of which are three credit courses, can count toward the J.D. and the LL.M. degrees. You must receive a B or better in a course for it to count toward the LL.M. degree. While we recommend that you consider taking the above-mentioned courses while in the J.D. program, other GTP courses listed in the Law School Course Offerings that are taken while you are a J.D. student can also count toward the combined degrees.
Day students interested in the combined program should start taking tax courses in their second year of the J.D. program. Interested evening students should begin taking tax courses no later than their third year of the J.D. program.
If your cumulative J.D. G.P.A. is at least 2.5 at graduation you will be admitted to the Graduate Tax Program. Students with a J.D. G.P.A. below a 2.5 may be admitted to the Graduate Tax Program on a case-by-case basis.
There are no special forms that you need to fill out to participate in the Combined Program. You may apply to the LL.M. program in your last year of the J.D. program. To participate in the Combined J.D./LL.M in Taxation Program, a student must enroll in the Graduate Tax Program within three calendar years of receiving the J.D. degree (e.g., a student receiving the J.D. degree in May of 2022 must enroll in the GTP by the Fall, 2025 Semester).