Suffolk University Sawyer Business School Graduate Programs 2008-2009 - (Page 17) mba accelerated programs accelerated mba for attorneys total credits: 31–40 total courses: 10–13 accelerated mba for cpas total credits: 31–49 total courses: 10–16 This program is open to graduates of ABA-approved law schools. Improve your knowledge of business core competencies, increase your communication skills with corporate clients, and ease your transition into a corporate position with Suffolk’s Accelerated MBA for Attorneys. Students in their final year of law school may apply for provisional acceptance—conditional upon proof of satisfactory completion of the Juris Doctor (JD). Applicants to the Accelerated MBA for Attorneys program are not required to submit GMAT scores but must submit documentation of LSAT scores. Law school graduates receive advanced placement credits based on their previous law school coursework, shortening the MBA program by five courses. Students in the Accelerated MBA for Attorneys program are presumed to have a concentration in business law. Therefore no more than 6 credits may be taken in any one functional area. You may complete this accelerated program on either a full- or part-time basis, at the Boston or North Andover campus or online. Students who have completed prior undergraduate- or graduate-level business school coursework may also be eligible to substitute additional mba electives for core courses. Enhance your management skills and increase your strategic value to your clients and organization with Suffolk’s Accelerated MBA for CPAs, offered in collaboration with the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). The GMAT is waived for those with a 2.7 undergraduate GPA who have passed the CPA exam and demonstrated professional competence. Alternatively, the GMAT is waived for CPAs with at least 10 years of work experience in the field. CPAs automatically waive two core courses. Additionally, MSCPA members may receive credit for one MBA elective through their professional CPEs. mba core courses (18 credits/7 courses, may be waived) See page 15. CPAs automatically waive mba 640 and mba 680. mba required courses (7 credits/3 courses) mba 600, 780, and 800 electives (21–24 credits/7–8 courses) MSCPA members may receive academic credit for one elective with 70 hours of appropriate CPEs taken in the two years prior to entering the MBA. Alternatively, CPEs may also be accumulated while in the MBA program. Course descriptions begin on page 55. mba core courses (21 credits/8 courses, may be waived) See page 15. Attorneys automatically waive mba 680. mba required courses (7 credits/3 courses) accelerated mba for music management graduates of berklee college of music total credits: 31–43 total courses: 10–14 mba 600, 780, and 800 electives (12 credits/4 courses) Attorneys must complete four electives; one must be in international business. Attorneys are assumed to have a business law concentration. Course descriptions begin on page 55. Suffolk’s Accelerated MBA for Music Management Graduates is offered in collaboration with the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Students with appropriate credentials may be able to waive 12 credits of core courses and thus shorten their program by four courses. Visit www.suffolk.edu/mba for complete information. 17 http://www.suffolk.edu/mba
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