Suffolk University offers non-degree option for Undergraduate Students in both the College of Arts & Sciences and the Sawyer Business School.  In addition, we offer non-degree options for our graduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences and the MBA program in the Sawyer Business School.

For Undergraduate Students

Continuing and Professional Studies Program (CAPS)

The Continuing and Professional Studies Program (CAPS) is a non-degree continuing education program. A student may register for college courses without formally applying for admission to the University. CAPS students are required to submit an undergraduate CAPS registration form during a designated period. Students interested in enrolling in a bachelor degree program must do so after the accumulation of 30 credit hours. In the Sawyer Business School, CAPS students are eligible to enroll in core business courses at the undergraduate level only when all necessary prerequisites have been met. These completed prerequisites must be verified by an official college transcript. All CAPS students registering for Business School courses must have an approved registration form from the Dean of the Sawyer Business School. A maximum of 30 credits of undergraduate business courses can be taken by CAPS students. In the Sawyer Business School, students may enroll in MPA courses only. CAPS students may enroll in up to two courses in any College of Arts & Sciences graduate program prior to applying for degree status. CAPS students may take up to 10 classes as a non-degree student.  All CAPS students must submit a copy or proof of secondary school/high school graduation when they register for classes.

For Graduate Students in the Sawyer Business School

Non-Degree Graduate Student Status

Available only to prospective MBA candidates, the Sawyer Business School offers the Management Advancement Professional Studies option (MAPS) that allows experienced, academically qualified individuals to take two MBA core courses through a personal interview with the Dean of Graduate Programs prior to formal admission to the MBA Program.  MAPS does not apply to the Global MBA.

For Graduate Students in the College of Arts & Sciences

Continuing and Professional Studies Programs (CAPS)

The College of Arts & Sciences offers an opportunity for students intending to pursue a graduate degree to take a maximum of two graduate courses before applying for degree candidacy.  Courses must be selected with the advisor’s consent and will be offered on a space available basis determined at the first class meeting, or with the advisor’s consent.  A CAPS student must submit an offiicial transcript verifying proof of a bachelor’s degree with the CAPS registration form to the Office of Graduate Admission.  The office will then return the form to the students with the student’s identification numbers.  This ID number will allow a student to register for a maximum of two classes. (Students interested in registering for Education and Human Services classes may only register during walk-in registration or during the first week of classes.)  These two classes are assessed graduate tuition and graduate credit.  If successfully completed, these two classes will count toward a graduate degree if the student subsequently applies to the program in which he/she took the CAPS coures.

For undergraduate and graduate students – Continuing Education at the School of Art & Design

The continuing education division at Suffolk University’s New England School of Art & Design offers college-level and non-credit courses and workshops in the areas of fine arts, graphic design and interior design.  Many students take courses as continuing education students for personal development or for career exploration purposes. To learn more about Continuing Education through Suffolk’s New England School of Art & Design please visit the NESAD web site.