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2025-2026 GRADUATE CATALOG {Editing in Progress}
Business Administration - Taxation Concentration, (MBA)
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An MBA is designed for those students who are interested in managerial careers – for those with leadership aspirations and abilities. After completing this program, students will acquire managerial-level knowledge in the core areas of business, and managerial-level skills for data driven decision making, leadership and analysis of the global implications of all business decision making.
The MBA concentration in Taxation provides students with both a practical and theoretical foundation and applied hands-on skills, and is dedicated exclusively to the study of taxation. It is designed for students who are interested in studying taxation for their own professional practice, for a family business, or as a career-builder by developing tax skills and broad business thinking while working for small or large corporations.
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Admission Standards and Procedures
All MBA applicants must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university. There are no prerequisites for the core MBA curriculum. However, students entering the MBA programs are expected to be fluent in the language of business, with a working understanding of key concepts in economics, finance, and accounting. In addition, students are expected to have a working proficiency in statistics. International applicants will need to satisfy additional requirements, available here: https://www.memphis.edu/graduateadmissions/international/add_requirements.php For more information about the admission criteria, admission procedures, requirements, and deadlines; program-related expenses, and program details, please visit our MBA website here. Transfer Credit
- Transfer credit is accepted from accredited institutions for at most half of the credit hours required for the MBA degree. Our MBA requires 36 hours of coursework; therefore, we can accept a maximum of 18 hours of transfer credit after an evaluation of the course syllabi.
- If transfer credits are from a completed graduate degree, up to 15 credit hours may be transferred.
- To be accepted for transfer credit, courses must be similar enough to other courses offered by the Fogelman College that satisfy the MBA degree requirements. You can find the guidelines for transfer credit here.
- Grades earned at another institution will not be computed in the University cumulative grade point average, nor will they be accepted for transfer, unless they are “B” (3.0) or better.
- Please note: There is an 8-year limit on graduate coursework taken at the University of Memphis and transfer credit from other universities. Unless you are submitting transfer credits from a completed degree, then all Graduate Coursework will expire if it exceeds 8 years (per calendar year).
Program Requirements
A candidate for an MBA degree with concentration in Taxation must complete a total of 42 credit hours (14 courses) as follows: - 30 hours of MBA Core courses (10 MBA core courses)
- 12 hours of concentration courses (4 concentration courses)
MBA Core Courses (30 hours)
Note:
- SCMS 7110 must be completed before a student enrolls for BA 7503.
- MGMT 7160 must be taken during a student’s last semester of enrollment.
Taxation Concentration Courses (12 hours):
General Information
Graduation Requirements
- Fulfill the program requirements.
- Must be enrolled in the term of intended graduation (Fall, Spring or Summer).
- Must follow the process outlined by the Graduate School by the stipulated deadlines
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all graduate coursework.
- No more than 7 hours of “C+,” “C,” or “C-” will be counted towards the degree.
Program Retention
- Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 to continue in the program. In accordance with the Graduate School guidelines, any student not meeting this requirement will be placed on probation.
- Students on probation must adhere to an academic plan outlined by their advisor in their next semester of enrollment.
- A second consecutive semester on probation can result in suspension and may lead to termination.
Termination
- Students may be terminated from a graduate program based on:
1. academic or professional performance where termination from a graduate program does not terminate a student from the University and, therefore, students may be eligible to apply for alternative graduate programs; or 2. academic misconduct where students may be suspended or expelled from the University by virtue of an action of the Office of Student Accountability for conduct violations of the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities. - The process for termination based on academic performance may be reviewed here.
- Termination of a student on an F1 VISA will be reported to ISS so that they can advise the student regarding immigration issues.
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