Estate Planning Statement of Completion

In order to earn an Estate Planning Statement of Completion, a student must satisfactorily complete all of the following courses: Trusts and Estates I, Estate and Gift Tax, Federal Income Tax I, and Estate Planning. In addition, a successful candidate must satisfactorily complete three of the following courses: Accounting for Lawyers, Business Planning, Elder Law, Family Law, Federal Income Tax II, Nonprofit Organizations, and Tax Policy.

In addition to completing the above-referenced curriculum, a candidate for the Estate Planning Statement of Completion must also complete an academic research paper of high professional quality concerning the law of trusts and estates or estate planning. The student must receive advance approval of his or her topic.

A full list of requirements and procedures is available to current students in MyLaw. The information contained on this page is only a summary of the academic requirements.