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Taxation (MS) - Requirements & Policies

Credit Hour Numbers

Minimum credit hour requirement for the MST degree: 30 and Maximum credit hour requirement for the MST degree: 46

Transfer of Credit 

Candidates may transfer a maximum of six semester hours of approved graduate work toward their Fontbonne MST degree. Only graduate level courses taken within the last six years, subject to limited exceptions, at an accredited degree-granting institution, with a letter grade of B or higher, will be considered. All transfer credit must be approved on a course-by-course basis by the department of business administration.

Undergraduates taking courses

Undergraduates who have completed 108 hours, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, have met the prerequsite requirements and are dually enrolled may take nine credit hours in the MST program. Six of these credits count in the undergraduate degree program and will also apply to the MST program once the student has been accepted into the MST program and upon completion of an undergraduate degree.

Minimum Grade Point Average 

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required for 600-level MST courses. Any students receiving a grade less than B- in two or more courses or an F in one course may be dismissed from the program.

Completion Time 

The MST program normally can be completed in less than two years. The maximum completion time is six years beginning on the date of the first class of the first 600-level MST course.