Estate Planning & Taxation Graduate Certificate at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Estate Planning and Taxation recognizes LSU Law students who show substantial competence in wills, trusts, estates, taxation and related subjects. It also suits students planning an LL.M. in taxation or a similar field after graduation.

Faculty: Paul M. Hebert Law Center | Duration: Minimum 16 credit hours within the certificate curriculum | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

Mandatory 9 hours: Income Taxation I, Common Law Trusts, Estates, and Fiduciary Responsibility, and either Income Tax II or Taxation of Business Entities. Students also complete at least 1 hour of writing (a substantive research paper on estate planning or taxation) and at least 1 hour of applied learning (e.g. Estate Planning Practice, Low Income Tax Clinic, Transactional Practice), with remaining hours from electives such as Estate Planning Seminar, State & Local Taxation and Successions, Donations, and Trusts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to LSU Law students in good standing who have completed at least one full semester of full-time law study. Students must apply before graduation and no later than the 14th class day of their final semester; applying in the second semester of the first year is encouraged.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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