MSA/MST

The MSA/MST joint degree program prepares students for successful professional careers in accounting, tax, and financial management in several contexts.  The program provides concepts, technical knowledge and skills for immediate effectiveness.

The subject matter of the program is presented in a strategic framework that prepares graduates to function effectively as advisors to or members of senior management teams. The program allows students to develop a broad knowledge of taxation and enhanced expertise in the practice of taxation and tax advising along with an indepth knowledge of accounting theory and practice.

The MBA/MST  Program provides students with the educational requirements to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Massachusetts.

Degree Requirements

The MSA/MST program consists of up to twenty-six courses:  six management preparation courses, two accounting preparation courses, four accounting core courses, six taxation core courses, four elective courses, two integrative global courses, and two capstone courses.

Management Preparation Courses - (18 Credits)

May be waived with credit

MBA 610 Organizational Behavior
MBA 622 Operations and Data Analysisx
MBA 630 Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA 640 Corporate Financial Reporting & Control
MBA 650 Value-Based Financial Management
MBA 660 Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value

Accounting Preparation Courses - (6 Credits)

May be waived with credit

ACCT 801 Graduate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 804 Cost Information, Decision, and Control

Accounting Core Courses - (12 Credits)

*May be waived and an elective substituted

ACCT 802 Graduate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 824 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis
ACCT 825 Corporate Financial Planning & Control
*ACCT 865 Technology and Financial Information Systems

Tax Core Courses - (18 Credits)

May be waived and an elective substituted

TAX 801 Issues in Federal Taxation I
TAX 861 Tax Research
TAX 862 Taxation of Corporations
TAX 863 Taxation of Pass-through Entities
TAX 864 Tax Practice and Procedures
TAX 871 Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts

Electives - (12 Credits)

Students select four (4) electives from tax, accounting, or any other 800-level course offered in the Sawyer Business School, provided prerequisites are met. At least two electives must be TAX.

Students planning to take the Uniform CPA Examination must choose ACCT 805 as an elective.

Integrative global and capstone courses - (12 Credits)

*May be waived and an elective substituted.

*MBA-780 Managing in the Global Environment
ACCT-861 Leadership in the Financial Professions
ACIB-872 Multinational Financial Analysis and Control
TAX-876 Tax Policy

Course Waiver Policy

Students with appropriate academic business backgrounds may be eligible to waive some or all of the management and accounting preparation courses. Upon receipt of an application, all transcripts will be reviewed for waiver status. Applicants will be automatically notified of their waiver standing upon acceptance into the program.

Preparation courses that are not waived may be satisfied by taking specified MBA and ACCT course offerings. These courses may be taken upon enrollment in the Graduate Programs in Accounting & Taxation at Suffolk.