As a successful accountant, why would you want to complete an MBA?

• To develop advanced skills in financial management.
• To maximize your strategic value as a member of your organization’s executive team.
• To increase the breadth of your business and managerial skills.
• To play a key advisory role to corporate clients.

How is the Suffolk MBA accelerated for CPAs?

Admission is accelerated because the GMAT is waived with documentation of the CPA and a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA or documentation of the CPA and 10 years experience in the field of accounting.

Complete your MBA in 10 to 16 courses.  The traditional Suffolk MBA 18 course program is automatically shortened by two courses: the accounting and business law core courses are waived.  Additionally, MSCPA members receive transfer credit for one 3-credit elective with documentation of 70 hours of appropriate CPEs.  The standard waiver policy also applies.

How long will it take to complete the Accelerated MBA for CPAs?

10 to 16 months full-time - depending on course waivers
16 to 24 months part-time - depending on course waivers
Alternatively, take up to five years to complete the degree

Where can you take courses?

Enjoy the flexibility of taking classes at our main campus in Boston, our off-site location North Andover or online; the choice is yours.

Who will be in your courses?

You’ll be joining other Suffolk MBAs, part-time and full-time, from across the globe, with varied educational and employment backgrounds. Your classmates will likely be financial analysts, HR specialists, CIOs, CFOs, physicians, marketing managers and a myriad of other working professionals. The Suffolk MBA classroom is a learning environment, and a networking opportunity to enhance your professional credentials.

The Accelerated MBA for CPAs Program of Study

10 to 16 courses (31 to 49 credits)
All Suffolk MBAs must earn a minimum of 31 credits.

Required Introductory Course (1 credit)
MBA 600  Effective Career Planning

Core Courses (18 credits - may be waived)
MBA 610  Organizational Behavior 
MBA 620  Statistical Methods - 1.5 credits
MBA 625  Operations Management  - 1.5 credits
MBA 630  Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA 640  Corporate Financial Reporting and Control - automatically waived
MBA 650  Value-Based Financial Management
MBA 660  Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value 
MBA 670  Information Management for Competitive Advantage MBA 680  Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment - automatically waived 

Required Capstone Courses – 6 credits
MBA 780  Managing in the Global Environment
MBA 800  Strategic Management

Electives – 24 credits*
*Can waive 1 3-credit elective with transfer credit for 70 hours of appropriate CPEs for one elective
Select eight 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.