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2020-2021 Catalog
2020-2021 Catalog / Sawyer Business School Graduate Programs / Taxation / Accelerated Master of Science in Taxation for Attorneys, MST
10-12 Courses
28-34 Credits
Program Length
Full-time in as few as 9 months
Part-time in as few as 16 months
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Three of your electives must be in TAX. The remaining two electives could be in TAX and/or ACCT, or, with approval from the MST Program Director, other Sawyer Business School 700 or 800-level or higher courses.
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The MS in Taxation Program requires five (5) electives as a part of the degree program. Students may declare a concentration in Corporate Taxation. If a concentration is declared, all electives must be TAX from the list below. The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.
Dive into the intricacies of corporate tax and prepare to work in a multinational, multi-state or small domestic corporate firm.
Accounting Preparation Courses may be waived. All waiver requests are evaluated upon a student’s acceptance into the MST Program and are waived during the student's first semester.
To waive an accounting preparation course, a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level at a U.S. university in the seven (7) years prior to MST matriculation, with a grade of “B” or better.
Students must provide official transcripts (with English translations, if applicable).
All Accelerated MST for Attorneys students must complete a minimum of 28 graduate credits (9 courses and SBS 700) in the Sawyer Business School.
Any candidate seeking transfer credits, taken at the graduate level from an AACSB-accredited MBA, MSA, MSF, or MST program, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. These credits may be considered for transfer if the credits do not apply to a previously completed degree.
Transfer credits must have an earned grade of "B" or better and be taken within five (5) years prior to entering the Suffolk Accelerated MST for Attorneys program. However, at the discretion of the program director, MST Core Courses may not be transferred if the subject material has changed significantly since completion. Elective or MST Core Courses may be considered for transfer.