JD/MS/MBA in Professional Accounting

Law students with non-accounting undergraduate degrees are eligible for admission to a program leading to a concurrent JD/MS/MBA in Professional Accounting. This degree combination is particularly effective preparation for those seeking careers in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, or taxation.

The program enables students to earn these degrees in 45 months rather than the 48 months which would be required if undertaken sequentially. Law students follow the regular program of the School of Law for two years and must apply to the Graduate School of Professional Accounting (GSPA) by the spring quarter of their second year. The summer and fall quarters of the third year are academic quarters in the GSPA; the winter quarter is spent on co-op at an accounting firm under the supervision of a staff attorney. Spring quarter is devoted to further academic study in accounting and business. The fourth year consists of two quarters of law school academic work, during which three required GSPA courses are also taken, and one co-op quarter. Some of the licensing requirements for the CPA apprenticeship can be satisfied by co-op and members of the Massachusetts Bar are automatically exempted from the Business Law section of the CPA examination.

Further details on the professional accounting program may be obtained by contacting:
Annarita Meeker
Director of the Graduate School of Professional Accounting
Graduate School of Business Administration
412 Dodge Hall
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 373-3244
E-mail: gspa@neu.edu