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Program checklist · Master of Science

Master of Science in Accounting Essentials and Master of Science in Finance

Suffolk University · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Master of Science
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
52.0215
Credits (computed from items)
111.5-116
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168005
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168005_8aee3bc2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

MSA Essentials/MSF Curriculum

13 items
  1. Waiver Policy
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Transfer Credit Policy
    Not resolved to a course
  3. STEM Designation
    Not resolved to a course
  4. 18-20 Courses
    Not resolved to a course
  5. 58-62.5 Credits
    Not resolved to a course
    58-62.5
  6. Program Length:
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Full-time in as few as 16 months
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Part-time in as few as 33 months
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Required Introductory Course (1 credit)
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  10. Introduction to Statistics, Accounting, and Finance Intensive
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Management Preparation Courses (4.5 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    4.5
  12. Financial Information for Business Management
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Financial Management for Business Decisions
    Not resolved to a course

MSA Core Courses (24 credits)

8 items
  1. Graduate Financial Accounting I
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Graduate Financial Accounting II
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Cost and Managerial Accounting
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Auditing and Assurance Services
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Accounting Information Systems
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Business Law
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Federal Taxation of Income
    Not resolved to a course

MSF Core Courses (15 credits)

1 item
  1. FIN 808
    General Theory in Corporate Finance
    As published: “FIN 808 should be taken as early as possible in the program”

Elective Requirements (12 Credits)

56 items
  1. MSF Concentrations
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Corporate Finance Concentration
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Choose 3 courses from the following list: (9 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  4. Capital Budgeting
    Not resolved to a course
  5. International Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Introduction to FinTech
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Financial Forecasting
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Investment Banking
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Applied Risk Management
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Financial Services and Banking Concentration
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Required Course (3 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. Risk Management in Banking and Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Choose 2 courses from the following list: (6 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  14. International Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  15. Introduction to FinTech
    Not resolved to a course
  16. Behavioral Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Financial Forecasting
    Not resolved to a course
  18. Investment Banking
    Not resolved to a course
  19. Real Estate Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  20. Applied Risk Management
    Not resolved to a course
  21. Data Analytics and Credit Risk
    Not resolved to a course
  22. FinTech Concentration
    Not resolved to a course
  23. Required Courses (6 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  24. Data Analytics with Python
    Not resolved to a course
  25. Introduction to FinTech
    Not resolved to a course
  26. Finance Elective Course (1 course, 3 credits) Take one from the following list of electives:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  27. Applied Risk Management
    Not resolved to a course
  28. Data Analytics and Credit Risk
    Not resolved to a course
  29. ISOM Elective (1 course, 3 credits) Take one from the following list of electives:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  30. Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
    Not resolved to a course
  31. Data Management and Modeling
    Not resolved to a course
  32. Enterprise Data Management
    Not resolved to a course
  33. Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
    Not resolved to a course
  34. Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning
    Not resolved to a course
  35. Security and Privacy
    Not resolved to a course
  36. Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling
    Not resolved to a course
  37. Investments Concentration
    Not resolved to a course
  38. Choose 3 courses from the following list: (9 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  39. Introduction to FinTech
    Not resolved to a course
  40. Portfolio Management
    Not resolved to a course
  41. Behavioral Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  42. Financial Forecasting
    Not resolved to a course
  43. Alternative Investments
    Not resolved to a course
  44. Investment Banking
    Not resolved to a course
  45. Real Estate Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  46. Applied Risk Management
    Not resolved to a course
  47. Data Analytics and Credit Risk
    Not resolved to a course
  48. Risk Management Concentration
    Not resolved to a course
  49. Required Courses (6 credits)
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  50. Risk Management in Banking and Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  51. Applied Risk Management
    Not resolved to a course
  52. Elective Course (1 course, 3 credits) Choose one (1) of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  53. Introduction to FinTech
    Not resolved to a course
  54. Portfolio Management
    Not resolved to a course
  55. Behavioral Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  56. Data Analytics and Credit Risk
    Not resolved to a course

Electives:

20 items
  1. Capital Budgeting
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Risk Management in Banking and Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  3. International Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Introduction to FinTech
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Portfolio Management
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Behavioral Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Financial Forecasting
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Alternative Investments
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Investment Banking
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Real Estate Finance
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Applied Risk Management
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Data Analytics and Credit Risk
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Directed Individual Study
    Not resolved to a course
  14. Master of Science in Finance Graduate Internship
    Not resolved to a course
  15. Graduate Internship
    Not resolved to a course
  16. Immerse- Travel Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Master of Business Administration Student Business Clinic
    Not resolved to a course
  18. Waiver Policy
    Not resolved to a course
  19. Transfer Credit Policy
    Not resolved to a course
  20. Students Who Leave Boston Before Their Degree is Complete
    Not resolved to a course
Source. Suffolk University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://suffolk.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/catalog/sawyer-business-school-graduate-programs/accounting/master-of-science-in-accounting-essentials-and-master-of-science-in-finance. Captured page pages/0151.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.