MST Transfer Waiver Policies [PDF]

Northeastern University Online MBA/MSF/MST Transfer Waiver Policies Definitions Waiver: Program credit requirements reduced based on recent undergraduate coursework completed and

student is excused from taking required course; approved courses and grades are not included on transcript.

Transfer: Program credit requirements reduced based on recent graduate coursework completed and student is excused from taking required or elective course; approved courses included on transcript but transfer grades are not calculated in GPA.

Online MBA (OMBA)

Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 15 credits (transfer credit is limited to 9 credits). A minimum of 35 credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Consult the Waiver Guidelines in Appendix A, below. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain in good standing.

Online Master of Science in Finance (OMSF)

Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits. A minimum of 21 credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Consult the Waiver Guidelines in Appendix A, below. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain in good standing.

Online Master of Science in Taxation (OMST)

Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits (waiver credit is limited to 6 credits). A minimum of 21 credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Consult the Waiver Guidelines in Appendix A, below. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain in good standing.

Transfer Credit Policy

A student may petition during the admission process for transfer credit of up to 9 credits for either a required course or an elective, subject to the requirements of the individual program. The course considered for transfer credit must be a graduate-level course in an AACSB accredited graduate program, completed within the past five years, and with a grade of “B” or better (a “B-“ will not qualify). The course description or syllabus must be attached to the petition. Grades of transferred courses are not calculated in a student’s GPA. Once enrolled in a D’Amore-McKim School of Business graduate program, a student may be approved for transfer credit only if a comparable course is not offered at Northeastern. Up to 6 quarter hours of credit (4.5 semester hours) may be transferred from courses in graduate programs offered by Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies. Waiver credits plus transfer credits may never exceed one-third of the total credits for the degree such that at least two-thirds of the course requirements must be earned in the graduate program.

APPENDIX A Graduate Program Waiver Guidelines Course waiver may be granted to a student in the Evening MBA, Online MBA, Online MSF or Online MST program who has completed prior undergraduate coursework at an AACSB accredited institution within the past five years with a grade of “B” or better (grades of “B-“do not qualify). The student is excused from taking the required course in the program, and the total credits for graduation will be reduced accordingly. Waived courses will not appear on the final transcript. Waiver credits plus transfer credits may never exceed one-third of the total credits for the degree. At least two-thirds of the course requirements must be earned in the program. Students are required to submit official transcripts (if not included in the application package) and syllabi for each transfer/waiver request. Students may be asked to provide additional documentation. New students may contest initial waiver decisions, or request additional waivers only during their first semester (within 60 days of admission for all online programs). After this period, waivers will not be granted. Waiver criteria for core MBA courses are listed below. Waiver requests for other courses will be considered on an individual basis. Please consult your academic advisor for additional information.

Course #

Course Name

Waiver Criteria

Notes

ACCT 6272

Financial Statement Preparation and Accounting major and/or CPA Analysis (2.25 credits) designation in last 5 years with GPA of 3.0 or better & “B” or better in at least one upper level financial accounting course

Requires Faculty approval

ACCT 6273

Identifying Strategic Implications in Accounting Data (2.25 credits)

Accounting major and/or CMA designation in last 5 years with 3.0 or better & “B” or better in upper level cost/managerial accounting course

Requires Faculty approval

HRMG 6200

Managing People and Organizations (3 credits)

Human Resources/Organization Behavior major or minor

Must take one HRMG elective

INTB 6200

Managing the Global Enterprise (3 credits)

International Business major

Must take one INTB elective

FINA 6200

Value Creation Through Financial Decision Making (3 credits)

Finance major or minor

Must take one Finance elective

MECN 6200

Global Competition and Market Dominance (3 credits)

Economics major or minor

MKTG 6200

Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets (3 credits)

Marketing major or minor

Must take one Marketing elective

MGSC 6200

Information Analysis (3 credits)

Completion of at least one semester-long course in statistics that covered multiple regression analysis and required the use of statistical software

Must provide syllabus and evidence of statistical software use (MS Excel accepted)

MGSC 6204

Managing Information Resources (1.5 credits)

MIS major in business school; Information Technology, Information Systems or Computer Science major with at least one managerial Information Systems course

MGSC 6206

Management of Service and Manufacturing Operations (3 credits)

Industrial Engineering or Operations Management major or minor