Curriculum
11-13 Courses
31-37 Credits
Program Length
Full-time in as few as 9 months
Part-time in as few as 21 months
Required Introductory Course (1 credit)
Must be taken on campus in first semester of program.
| SBS-700 | You As a Leader: Self-Awareness, Feedback, and Decision-Making | 1 |
Accounting Preparation Courses (6 credits)
May be waived.
| ACCT-800 | Graduate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT-801 | Graduate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
MST Core Courses (12 credits)
Capstone Course (3 credits)
Elective Courses (15 credits)
Three (3) 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.
Electives:
| TAX-802 | Taxation of Property Transactions | 3 |
| TAX-864 | Tax Practice and Procedures | 3 |
| TAX-865 | International Taxation Outbound | 3 |
| TAX-866 | State & Local Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-867 | Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-871 | Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts | 3 |
| TAX-880 | Companies & Financial Products | 3 |
| TAX-881 | Accounting for Income Taxes | 3 |
| TAX-882 | Criminal Tax Investigations | 3 |
| TAX-883 | Introduction to International Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-910 | Individual Study in Taxation | 1 |
| ACCT-803 | Advanced Topics in Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT-804 | Cost and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT-805 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 3 |
| ACCT-806 | Fraud Examination | 3 |
| ACCT-807 | Forensic & Investigative Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT-824 | Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics | 3 |
ACCT-825
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| ACCT-827 | Special Topics in Accounting: Business Law & Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT-828 | Special Topics in Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT-865 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT-871 | Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting | 3 |
| ACIB-872 | International Accounting | 3 |
| SBS-920 | Graduate Internship | 0 |
Concentration
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.
Corporate Taxation Concentration
Dive into the intricacies of corporate tax and prepare to work in a multinational, multi-state or small domestic corporate firm.
Required Courses (6 credits)
| TAX-802 | Taxation of Property Transactions | 3 |
| TAX-881 | Accounting for Income Taxes | 3 |
Choose three (3) electives from the following list: (9 credits)
| TAX-865 | International Taxation Outbound | 3 |
| TAX-866 | State & Local Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-867 | Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-880 | Companies & Financial Products | 3 |
| TAX-883 | Introduction to International Taxation | 3 |
Waiver Policy
Accounting Preparation Courses may be waived.
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 waiver requests are evaluated upon a student's acceptance into the MST Program.
All MST students must complete a minimum of 31 graduate credits (10 courses and SBS 700) in the Sawyer Business School.
Transfer Credit Policy
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 MST program. However, at the discretion of the program director, taxation core courses may not be transferred if the subject material has changed significantly since completion. Elective or taxation core courses may be considered for transfer.
Transfer Credits from the Moakley Center for Public Management’s Certificate Programs
Students who have completed a certificate program through the Suffolk University Moakley Center for Public Management may have an opportunity to reduce credit requirements to an SBS graduate degree program (MBA, MMS, MSA, MST, MHA, MSBA, or MSM). All course waivers and/or transfers vary by program and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the respective SBS Graduate Programs Office.
In order for a course to be considered it must meet the following criteria: must have an SBS graduate program course equivalent; received a grade of "B" or better; and successfully completed the certificate prior to enrolling in the SBS graduate degree program.
Applicants must also meet the admission standards for the SBS Graduate degree program to which they are applying.