The Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (GDPA) is structured for full-time students to complete in 10-12 months and part-time students to complete in 12-24 months. The total required credits vary from 18 to 27 depending if you may waive any courses.

You may waive a maximum of three GDPA courses if you have completed equivalent courses at an accredited school with a grade of "B" or better.

Required Courses (21 credits / 7 courses)

ACCT-801 - Graduate Financial Accounting I*
ACCT-802 - Graduate Financial Accounting II
ACCT-804 - Cost Information, Decision, and Control
BLLS-800 - Business Law**
TAX-801 - Issues in Federal Taxation I**
ACIB-872 - Multinational Financial Analysis and Control
ACCT-865 - Technology and Financial Information Systems

Electives/Concentration Options (6credits / 2 courses)

Students may tailor their electives to their career goals by selecting one of the following career tracks:

Public Accounting***

(The following electives complete the content required for the CPA exam in Massachusetts)
ACCT-803 - Graduate Financial Accounting III
ACCT-805 - Auditing and Assurance Services

Corporate Accounting

ACCT-824 - Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-825 - Corporate Financial Planning and Control

Not-for-Profit Accounting

ACCT-871 - Not-for-Profit Accounting and Control
TAX-872 - Tax-Exempt Organizations

*Students with no background in accounting must take MBA-640 before taking ACCT-801.

**These courses are waived in the Accelerated GDPA for lawyers or graduates of ABA-accredited schools.

*** The Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy also requires some business courses with the public accounting electives.