Residency Requirement
To be awarded a graduate certificate from the Sawyer Business School, students must successfully complete a minimum of 9 credits, within the Sawyer Business School, as well as meet the individual requirements of a particular program.
Course Substitution Policy
To substitute a nonprofit management certificate course with an approved elective, a student must have successfully completed equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven years prior to matriculation ("B" or better). Official transcripts (with English translations, if applicable) must be provided. A maximum of 3 credits of coursework can be substituted.
Candidates who apply within one year of completing their graduate certificate will have applicable courses applied to a Sawyer Business School (SBS) graduate degree program, in the same discipline as the certificate, as long as a grade of "B" or better was earned in the course.
Candidates who apply to a degree program, different from their certificate program’s discipline area or beyond one year, will have coursework evaluated on a case by case basis for relevancy, current degree requirements and current Sawyer Business School waiver and transfer policies.
Fellowships
Moakley Fellowship
Moakley Fellowship Public Policy and Public Management Internships in Washington, D.C. are in the fine public service tradition of former Massachusetts Congressman and Suffolk alumnus, John Joseph Moakley.
- The Moakley Fellowship program, jointly cosponsored by the Moakley Center for Public Management and the Institute for Public Service, is open to graduate students matriculating in the MPA or MPA dual degree programs.
- A graduate student awarded a Moakley Fellow receives a paid 10-week summer internship totaling $5,000 in salary and expenses in a key Washington public policy-making office, beginning in June and ending in August (dates may vary according to placement office)
- Moakley Fellows participating in the program have worked: in the office of Congressman Stephen Lynch; on Senator Edward Kennedy’s Health Education and Labor (HELP) Committee; at Capitol Associates, a bipartisan health, nonprofit and education government relations firm; and with WolfBlock, a large national lobbying firm.
- For more information contact Linda Melconian (lmelconian@suffolk.edu) or Sandy Matava (mmatava@suffolk.edu).
The Suffolk University/Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fellowship
The Suffolk University/Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fellowship provides the means for high performing employees of the Commonwealth to pursue an MPA. In addition to full tuition, the fellowship recipient will receive 100% salary while attending the MPA program and will maintain his or her job on a half-time basis.
An applicant for the fellowship must:
- Occupy a full-time Executive Branch position in an active status, be paid from the AA subsidiary, be classified in a management or professional position or be a Massachusetts State Police Department employee classified as Sergeant or above, and be recommended by the supervisor, appointing authority, and cabinet secretary or division director;
- Be admitted into the MPA Program;
- Possess at least four years of professional work experience in federal, state, municipal or county government in a professional position;
- Possess a strong commitment to continue serving the public interest upon completion of the program;
- Be willing to sign an agreement to continue serving in Massachusetts State Government in the same or higher position for a minimum of two years following graduation or to repay the salary received while attending the program if one defaults on the agreement.
For more information on the Commonwealth Fellowship contact Nancy Heidt at nancy.heidt@state.ma.us
Rapport Institute Summer Fellowship – Public Service Fellowship Program
The Rappaport Public Service Fellowship program, open to graduate students in policy-related fields at Harvard, Suffolk, BU, and MIT, places 12 students in policy research and management summer positions at state and local offices and agencies in Greater Boston. A $7,000 stipend enables students to give the public sector a try, and our seminar series and mentoring program place fellows’ experiences in a broader context. This also provides another source of advice and support during the fellowship and beyond.
The program is made possible through the generosity of the Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation and is administered at the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
To be eligible, a student must be studying in programs with public policy implications for the Greater Boston metropolitan area or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The student also must be continuing their study in the following academic year. The application process consists of a cover letter, resume, statement of interests and writing sample. The application deadline is mid-to-late January.
For more information, visit the Rappaport website: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/rappaport.