10 to 14 courses (31 to 43 credits)

All Suffolk MBAs must earn a minimum of 31 credits.

Required Introductory Course – 1 credit

MBA-600 Effective Career Planning

Core Courses – 24 credits – may be waived

*12 of these 24 credits may be waived with the specific Berklee courses as indicated below

MBA-610 Organizational Behavior
*may be waived with Berklee courses: MB 301 AND MB 345 
MBA-622 Operations and Data Analysis
*may be waived with Berklee courses: MB 331 AND MB 335 AND MB 337 AND LMSC 251 
MBA-630 Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA-640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
MBA-650 Value-Based Financial Management
MBA-660 Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value
*may be waived with Berklee course: MB 341 and MB 325 
MBA-670 Information Management for Competitive Advantage
MBA-680 Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment
*may be waived with Berklee courses: MB 211 AND MB 301 AND MB 405

Required Global Course – 3 credits

MBA-780 Managing in the Global Environment

Required Capstone Course -- 3 credits

MBA-800 Strategic Management

Electives – 24 credits

Select 8 courses from among electives in accounting, *business law and ethics, entrepreneurship, *finance and managerial economics, *health administration, information systems, international business, marketing, organizational behavior, *public administration and nonprofit management, strategic management, and *taxation.

In some instances, students may be required to substitute an equivalent credit course for a waived course to achieve the 31 credit minimum for all Suffolk MBA degrees.

*Electives not offered online

Waiver Policy

Core courses may be waived. Required MBA Courses (MBA 600, MBA 780 and MBA 800) cannot be waived.

To waive a Core Course a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven years prior to MBA matriculation (“B”or better).

All waiver requests are evaluated upon a student’s acceptance into the MBA Program and are waived during the student’s first semester. A student receives credit for each course waived, thereby reducing the total number of courses for the MBA degree. You may also elect to take a proficiency exam to gain a waiver. Proficiency exams must be taken in the first semester. All MBA students must, however, complete a minimum of 31 credits (10 courses and MBA 600) in the Sawyer Business School.